Figure 7.10 "An Indifference Curve" shows an indifference curve for combinations of skiing and horseback riding that yield the same level of total utility Point X marks Ms Bain’s initial combination of days skiing and days horseback riding per semester The indifference curve shows that she could obtain the same level of utility by moving to point W, skiing for days and going horseback riding for day She could also get the same level of utility at point Y, skiing just day and spending days horseback riding Ms Bain is indifferent among combinations W, X, and Y We assume that the two goods are divisible, so she is indifferent between any two points along an indifference curve Figure 7.10 An Indifference Curve The indifference curve A shown here gives combinations of skiing and horseback riding that produce the same level of utility Janet Bain is thus indifferent to which point on the curve she selects Any point below and to the left of the indifference curve would produce a lower level of utility; any point above and to the right of the indifference curve would produce a higher level of utility Attributed to Libby Rittenberg and Timothy Tregarthen Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books/ Saylor.org 388