Question 1

When the price of a normal good increases,

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A) both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase more of the good. 
B) both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase less of the good. 
C) the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good. 
D) the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good. 
A) both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase more of the good. 
B) both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase less of the good. 
C) the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good. 
D) the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good.

Question 2

Figure 21-30 The graph shows two budget constraints for a consumer.  
-Refer to Figure 21-30. Suppose the consumer's income is $90 and Budget Constraint A applies. What is the price of a light bulb?

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The price

Question 3

If income increases and prices are unchanged, the consumer's budget constraint

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A) remains the same. 
B) shifts outward. 
C) shifts inward. 
D) rotates outward along the horizontal axis. 
A) remains the same. 
B) shifts outward. 
C) shifts inward. 
D) rotates outward along the horizontal axis.

Question 4

​A decrease in the price of the good on the horizontal axis rotates the budget constraint counterclockwise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A family on a trip budgets $1,000 for meals and gasoline. If the price of a meal for the family is $50 and if gasoline costs $3.50 per gallon, then how many meals can the family buy if they buy 100 gallons of gasoline?

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A) 13 
B) 16 
C) 19 
D) 21 
A) 13 
B) 16 
C) 19 
D) 21

Question 6

An optimizing consumer will select the consumption bundle in which the marginal rate of substitution

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A) is equal to the relative price ratio of the goods. 
B) exceeds the marginal utility of each good by the greatest amount. 
C) is less than the slope of the budget constraint. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) is equal to the relative price ratio of the goods. 
B) exceeds the marginal utility of each good by the greatest amount. 
C) is less than the slope of the budget constraint. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 7

If goods A and B are perfect substitutes, then the marginal rate of substitution of good A for good B is constant.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is a property of typical indifference curves?

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A) Indifference curves usually intersect. 
B) Indifference curves have positive slopes. 
C) Indifference curves are downward sloping and always linear. 
D) Indifference curves are usually bowed in toward the origin. 
A) Indifference curves usually intersect. 
B) Indifference curves have positive slopes. 
C) Indifference curves are downward sloping and always linear. 
D) Indifference curves are usually bowed in toward the origin.

Question 9

Billie spends all of her income on soccer balls and jeans, and the price of a pair of jeans is three times the price of soccer balls. In order to maximize total utility, Billie should

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A) buy three times as many soccer balls as pairs of jeans. 
B) buy three times as many pairs of jeans as soccer balls. 
C) buy both items until the marginal utility of soccer balls is three times the marginal utility of a pair of jeans. 
D) buy both items until the marginal utility of a pair of jeans is three times the marginal utility of soccer balls. 
A) buy three times as many soccer balls as pairs of jeans. 
B) buy three times as many pairs of jeans as soccer balls. 
C) buy both items until the marginal utility of soccer balls is three times the marginal utility of a pair of jeans. 
D) buy both items until the marginal utility of a pair of jeans is three times the marginal utility of soccer balls.

Question 10

Fiona uses all of her income to purchase popcorn and butter. At any two points A and B on Fiona's budget constraint,

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A) Fiona is equally happy. 
B) Fiona is spending more money on popcorn than she is spending on butter. 
C) Fiona's income is different. 
D) the price of popcorn relative to the price of butter is the same. 
A) Fiona is equally happy. 
B) Fiona is spending more money on popcorn than she is spending on butter. 
C) Fiona's income is different. 
D) the price of popcorn relative to the price of butter is the same.

Question 11

The goal of the consumer is to

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A) maximize utility. 
B) be on the highest indifference curve. 
C) maximize satisfaction. 
D) All of the above are the goals of the consumer. 
A) maximize utility. 
B) be on the highest indifference curve. 
C) maximize satisfaction. 
D) All of the above are the goals of the consumer.

Question 12

Which of the following descriptions best depicts the substitution effect?

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A) the change in consumption resulting from a change in the consumer's income, holding the prices of the goods constant 
B) the change in consumption resulting from a change in the consumer's income, holding the consumer's level of satisfaction constant 
C) the change in consumption resulting from a change in the price of one good, holding the consumer's level of satisfaction constant 
D) the change in consumption resulting from a change in the price of one good, allowing the consumer's level of satisfaction to change 
A) the change in consumption resulting from a change in the consumer's income, holding the prices of the goods constant 
B) the change in consumption resulting from a change in the consumer's income, holding the consumer's level of satisfaction constant 
C) the change in consumption resulting from a change in the price of one good, holding the consumer's level of satisfaction constant 
D) the change in consumption resulting from a change in the price of one good, allowing the consumer's level of satisfaction to change

Question 13

The theory of consumer choice is representative of how consumers make decisions but is not intended to be a literal account of the process.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

You can think of an indifference curve as an

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A) equal-cost curve. 
B) equal-marginal-cost curve. 
C) equal-utility curve. 
D) equal-marginal-utility curve. 
A) equal-cost curve. 
B) equal-marginal-cost curve. 
C) equal-utility curve. 
D) equal-marginal-utility curve.

Question 15

Figure 21-10  
-Refer to Figure 21-10. Which of the following comparisons is correct regarding the marginal rate of substitution (MRS) of donuts for cake?

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A) The MRS is greater between bundles A and B than between bundles B and C. 
B) The MRS is greater between bundles B and C than between bundles A and B. 
C) The MRS is the same between bundles A and B and bundles B and C because all three bundles lie on the same indifference curve. 
D) The MRS is greater between bundles E and B than between bundles B and D. 
A) The MRS is greater between bundles A and B than between bundles B and C. 
B) The MRS is greater between bundles B and C than between bundles A and B. 
C) The MRS is the same between bundles A and B and bundles B and C because all three bundles lie on the same indifference curve. 
D) The MRS is greater between bundles E and B than between bundles B and D.

Question 16

Draw indifference curves that reflect the following preferences.
a.pencils with white erasers and pencils with pink erasers
b.left shoes and right shoes
c.potatoes and rice
d.income and polluted water

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The answer of Draw indifference curves that reflect the following...

Question 17

When a consumer experiences a price increase for an inferior good, if the income effect is

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A) greater than the substitution effect, the demand curve will be downward sloping. 
B) greater than the substitution effect, the demand curve will be upward sloping. 
C) less than the substitution effect, the demand curve will be upward sloping. 
D) less than the substitution effect but the substitution effect is positive, the demand curve will be upward sloping. 
A) greater than the substitution effect, the demand curve will be downward sloping. 
B) greater than the substitution effect, the demand curve will be upward sloping. 
C) less than the substitution effect, the demand curve will be upward sloping. 
D) less than the substitution effect but the substitution effect is positive, the demand curve will be upward sloping.

Question 18

Irene is a vegetarian, so she does not eat pork. That is, pork provides no additional utility to Irene. She loves broccoli, however. If we illustrate Irene's indifference curves by drawing broccoli on the horizontal axis and pork on the vertical axis, her indifference curves will

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A) slope downward. 
B) be vertical straight lines. 
C) slope upward. 
D) be horizontal straight lines. 
A) slope downward. 
B) be vertical straight lines. 
C) slope upward. 
D) be horizontal straight lines.

Question 19

Good X is a Giffen good. When the price of X increases, the consumer will consume

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A) more X. 
B) the same amount of X. 
C) less X. 
D) more or less X depending on the size of the income effect relative to the size of the substitution effect. 
A) more X. 
B) the same amount of X. 
C) less X. 
D) more or less X depending on the size of the income effect relative to the size of the substitution effect.

Question 20

Suppose that you have $100 today and expect to receive $100 one year from today. Your money market account pays an annual interest rate of 25%, and you may borrow money at that interest rate. If you save all your money, how much money will you have one year from today?

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A) $100 
B) $125 
C) $200 
D) $225 
A) $100 
B) $125 
C) $200 
D) $225

Exam 21: The Theory of Consumer Choice

When the price of a normal good increases,

Figure 21-30 The graph shows two budget constraints for a consumer. -Refer to Figure 21-30. Suppose the consumer's income is $90 and Budget Constraint A applies. What is the price of a light bulb?

If income increases and prices are unchanged, the consumer's budget constraint

​A decrease in the price of the good on the horizontal axis rotates the budget constraint counterclockwise.

A family on a trip budgets $1,000 for meals and gasoline. If the price of a meal for the family is $50 and if gasoline costs $3.50 per gallon, then how many meals can the family buy if they buy 100 gallons of gasoline?

An optimizing consumer will select the consumption bundle in which the marginal rate of substitution

If goods A and B are perfect substitutes, then the marginal rate of substitution of good A for good B is constant.

Which of the following is a property of typical indifference curves?

Billie spends all of her income on soccer balls and jeans, and the price of a pair of jeans is three times the price of soccer balls. In order to maximize total utility, Billie should

Fiona uses all of her income to purchase popcorn and butter. At any two points A and B on Fiona's budget constraint,

The goal of the consumer is to

Which of the following descriptions best depicts the substitution effect?

The theory of consumer choice is representative of how consumers make decisions but is not intended to be a literal account of the process.

You can think of an indifference curve as an

Figure 21-10 -Refer to Figure 21-10. Which of the following comparisons is correct regarding the marginal rate of substitution (MRS) of donuts for cake?

Draw indifference curves that reflect the following preferences. a.pencils with white erasers and pencils with pink erasers b.left shoes and right shoes c.potatoes and rice d.income and polluted water

When a consumer experiences a price increase for an inferior good, if the income effect is

Irene is a vegetarian, so she does not eat pork. That is, pork provides no additional utility to Irene. She loves broccoli, however. If we illustrate Irene's indifference curves by drawing broccoli on the horizontal axis and pork on the vertical axis, her indifference curves will

Good X is a Giffen good. When the price of X increases, the consumer will consume

Suppose that you have $100 today and expect to receive $100 one year from today. Your money market account pays an annual interest rate of 25%, and you may borrow money at that interest rate. If you save all your money, how much money will you have one year from today?

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Elasticity and Its Application

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Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

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A decrease in the price of the good on the horizontal axis rotates the budget constraint counterclockwise.