If our consumer were originally enjoying 5 meals and 4 movies we might only need to compensate the loss of one restaurant meal with one movie. If so, she would be indifferent between the bundle with 5 meals and 4 movies and the bundle with 4 meals and 5 movies and both of these points would be on the same indifference curve.

   Keep in mind, this is only one possibility. For some other consumer the bundle with 5 meals and 4 movies and one with 4 meals and 6 movies might yield the same satisfaction. What if we took away even more meals?

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