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FIGURE D.8 Differences in PreferencesIngrid and Lars have different preferences, reflected in the different shapes of their indifference curve MAPs. So they will choose different consumption bundles even when they have the same options. Each has an income of $2,400 per month and faces prices of $30 per meal and $150 per room. Panel (a) shows Ingrid’s consumption choice: 8 rooms and 40 restaurant meals. Panel (b) shows Lars’s choice: even though he has the same budget line, he consumes fewer rooms (4) and more restaurant meals (60).