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Deriving the Budget Constraint Equation
A consumer has a fixed budget to spend entirely on two goods: coffee (C) and bagels (B). The consumer can afford a maximum of 15 coffees if they spend their entire budget on coffee, or a maximum of 16 bagels if they spend their entire budget on bagels. Assuming a constant rate of trade-off, write the equation for this consumer's budget constraint, expressing the quantity of coffee (C) as a function of the quantity of bagels (B).
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