Exam 19: Theory of Consumer Behavior

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Table: Demand and Utility Schedules for packs of scented candles Price Quantity Demanded Marginal Utility Total Utility \ 8 1 \ 7 2 \ 6 3 \ 5 4 \ 4 5 -The additional utility from her purchase of a third scented candle would be

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Kelly eats five slices of pizza on a Friday night but admits each slice of pizza doesn't taste as good as the previous one.This suggests that for Kelly

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Mr.Fefferberg had determined that the marginal utility of the last dollar he spent on cowboy boots is greater than the marginal utility of the last dollar that he spent on Nikes.Since he is a rational fellow,he will

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Statement I: Consumer surplus is the difference between what you have to pay and what you would have been willing to pay. Statement II: A person's total utility reaches a maximum when that person's marginal utility falls to zero.

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If you pay a very high price for a good or service,you _____ (are/are not)getting ripped off.

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If marginal utility is declining but still greater than zero,then total utility is

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Statement I: The water-diamond paradox can be resolved using utility theory. Statement II: If the price of water was high and the price of diamonds was low,there would be no water-diamond paradox.

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Table-Demand and Utility Table for action figures Price Quantity Demanded Marginal Utility Total Utility \ 14 1 \ 12 2 \ 10 3 \ 8 4 \ 6 5 -If the price of action figures was $10 each,his total utility would be ____ and your marginal utility would be ___.

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Demand and Utility Table for Milk Shakes Price Quantity Demanded Marginal Utility Total Utility \ 4 1 \ 3.50 2 \ 3.00 3 \ 2.50 4 \ 2.00 5 -If the price of milk shakes was $3.00 each,your consumer surplus would be

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Demand and Utility Table for Milk Shakes Price Quantity Demanded Marginal Utility Total Utility \ 4 1 \ 3.50 2 \ 3.00 3 \ 2.50 4 \ 2.00 5 -The marginal utility of your fourth milk shake would be

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Table-Demand and Utility Table for action figures Price Quantity Demanded Marginal Utility Total Utility \ 14 1 \ 12 2 \ 10 3 \ 8 4 \ 6 5 -Tommy's total utility for 5 action figures would be

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Table: Demand and Utility Schedules for packs of scented candles Price Quantity Demanded Marginal Utility Total Utility \ 8 1 \ 7 2 \ 6 3 \ 5 4 \ 4 5 -Her marginal utility of her fifth scented candle would be

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The Adonis Tanning Salon is running a special this month of $1 a session.Lothario Goodman goes there 15 times,instead of his customary 5.

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A person's utility schedule ____________ (can/cannot)change over time.

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Statement I: If a poor person found a ten-dollar bill lying on the sidewalk,he would get more utility from what he could buy with it than a rich person. Statement II: There is no answer to the question: "What is the utility of the economics course you're taking?"

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If the marginal utility you derived from the first "steak burger" you ate was $4.00 and yet the cost of the "steak burger" was $2.00.Your marginal utility was definitely

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Statement I: A person's marginal utility schedule can be derived from her demand schedule. Statement II: If you purchased six dance lessons,the total utility you derived from the six lessons would be greater than the total utility you would have derived from five lessons.

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The additional utility derived from consuming one more unit of some good or service is called ___________.

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Statement I: If you knew a person's demand schedule,you could figure out her marginal utility schedule. Statement II: As a person consumes more and more of a service,her total utility rises and her marginal utility declines.

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  -Given the demand curve in this graph,if price were $2.00,how much quantity would be purchased? -Given the demand curve in this graph,if price were $2.00,how much quantity would be purchased?

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