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When the budget constraint is tangent to the indifference curve, what is likely to be the case?
None of the above.
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The consumer cannot be made better off without increasing her income.
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The consumer is likely to be at a suboptimal level of consumption.
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Income is at its optimum for a consumer.
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Indifference curves are likely to intersect.
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When economists describe preferences, what concept do they often use?
income
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None of the above.
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utility
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markets
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prices
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Lulu consumes only candy and cookies; she is currently buying more cookies than candy with her limited income. The last bag of candy gave Lulu the same additional utility as the last bag of cookies, and the prices of candy and cookies are the same. Lulu
could get more satisfaction from the same income by buying more cookies and less candy.
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could get more satisfaction from the same income by buying more candy and less cookies.
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is maximizing utility given a limited income because the prices of candy and cookies are the same.
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none of the above
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is maximizing satisfaction given a limited income because the marginal utility per dollar is the same for candy and cookies.
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If a consumer is choosing the bundle of goods that maximizes utility subject to a budget constraint, then
the rate at which the consumer is willing to substitute between goods is equal to the market rate of exchange.
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both b and c
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all of the above
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the ratio of marginal utility to price is equal for all goods.
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the rate at which income affects the utility-maximizing choice is equal for all goods.
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Olga consumes two normal goods, X and Y, and is currently at an optimum. If the price of good X falls, what can we predict with certainty will occur, (aside from Olga’s real income rising)?
She will consume more of good X, but she might consume more, less, or the same of good Y.
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None of the above.
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The substitution effect will ensure that she consumes more of good X and less of good Y.
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She will consume more of both goods.
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The substitution effect will negate the positive effect of the rise.
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In which of the following ways will an increase in income cause a consumer’s budget constraint to change?
It will pivot around the “Y” axis.
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It will shift inward, parallel to its initial position.
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None of the above.
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It will pivot around the “X” axis.
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It will shift outward, parallel to its initial position.
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