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What does the theory of consumer choice provide the foundation for understanding?
None of the above.
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the structure of a firm
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the product supply curve of a firm
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the profitability of a firm
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the product demand curve of a firm
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Which of the following statements explains the relationship between indifference curves and consumer preferences?
None of the above.
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A consumer is generally unable to place all consumption bundles on an indifference curve.
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A consumer is equally satisfied with any indifference curve.
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A consumer prefers indifference curves with positive slopes.
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A consumer prefers higher indifference curves to lower indifference curves.
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Suppose a consumer who purchases only two goods is making a utility-maximizing choice and then the price of one of the goods decreases. What will happen?
The consumer's utility will increase.
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both a and b
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all of the above
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The consumer's income will increase.
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The consumer's purchasing power will increase.
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Leah consumes at a point on her budget line where her marginal rate of substitution is less than the magnitude of the slope of her budget line. As Leah moves towards her best affordable point, she will move to
a lower indifference curve.
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a tangent point on the same indifference curve.
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a higher indifference curve.
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a higher budget line.
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a lower budget line.
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Jay has an income of $10 to buy peanuts and popcorn. The price of peanuts is $1 a bag and the price of popcorn is $2 a bag. He chooses to consume 5 bags of peanuts and 2 bags of popcorn. What can we say about this consumption choice?
It is not the best affordable choice. He should consume more peanuts, more popcorn, or more of both.
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The consumption choice is outside the budget line.
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It is the best affordable choice, and his marginal rate of substitution equals the slope of the budget line.
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both B and C
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The consumption choice is on the budget line.
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Which statement is true for a normal good?
As income increases, consumption decreases.
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The income effect dominates the substitution effect.
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As price falls, we do not know whether consumption increases or decreases.
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As income increases, consumption remains constant.
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The income effect reinforces the substitution effect.
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If the marginal utilities from two goods are not equal, then the consumer
may possibly be in equilibrium.
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will definitely be in equilibrium.
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cannot be in equilibrium.
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should increase consumption of the good with the lower marginal utility.
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should decrease consumption of the good with the lower marginal utility.
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John likes to eat apples, oranges, and pears. If John increases his consumption of oranges,
ceteris paribus
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marginal utility theory tell us that John's marginal utility from
apples decreases.
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oranges decreases.
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pears decreases.
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oranges remains constant.
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oranges, apples, and pears all decrease.
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The three limitations on human rationality that behavioural economics emphasizes are
bounded rationality, bounded willpower, and bounded self-interest.
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bounded rationality, bounded utility, and bounded self-interest.
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bounded rationality, bounded surplus, and bounded utility.
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bounded rationality, bounded willpower, and bounded utility.
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bounded utility, bounded willpower, and bounded self-interest.
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Assume that a college student spends all of her income on cola and candy bars. During finals week, the price of a candy bar is $0.75 and a can of cola costs $1.25. If she has $30.00 of income, what could she choose to consume?
None of the above.
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22 candy bars and 14 cans of cola
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24 candy bars and 12 cans of cola
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15 candy bars and 15 cans of cola
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10 candy bars and 20 cans of cola
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