Consumer Equilibrium - Creative Project File
Definition: Consumer equilibrium is the point where a consumer gets maximum
satisfaction from spending a given income.
Mind Map
Consumer Equilibrium
├─ Consumer
├─ Wants
├─ Budget
├─ Utility
│ ├─ Total Utility
│ └─ Marginal Utility
├─ Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
└─ Equilibrium: MU/Price equal for all goods
Flow Chart
Need → Budget → Choose Goods → Compare MU/Price → Adjust Purchase → Maximum
Satisfaction (Equilibrium)
Key Definitions
• Utility: Satisfaction from consuming a good.
• Total Utility: Total satisfaction from all units consumed.
• Marginal Utility: Extra satisfaction from one more unit.
• Budget: Money available for spending.
• Consumer Equilibrium: Maximum satisfaction without exceeding budget.
Conditions
1. MUx/Px = MUy/Py
2. Entire income is spent.