The Two Conditions for an Optimal Choice
A consumer's optimal consumption bundle is found by solving a system of two equations. The first equation sets the consumer's marginal rate of substitution equal to the price ratio of the goods. The second equation is the consumer's budget constraint. Explain why both of these conditions must be met simultaneously for a bundle to be considered optimal. In your explanation, describe what it would mean if a consumer chose a bundle that satisfied only the first condition but not the second, and a bundle that satisfied only the second condition but not the first.
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