25. (B)
26. (B)
27. (C)
28. (B)
29. Not clear
30. (D)
31. (D)
32. True
33. (B) (here put the units of quantity in the equation.)
25. A consumer is currently at point A, as shown in the figure below. With the...
3) he theory of consumer behavior assumes that consumers attempt to maximize A) marginal utility. 1) the difference between total and marginal utility. C) average utility. D) total utility. 34) The law of diminishing marginal utility states that A) beyond some point, additional units of a product will yield less and less extra satisfaction to a consumer. B) price must be lowered to induce firms to supply more of a product C) it will take larger and larger amounts of...
1) If a consumer is currently maximizing her satisfaction, what will happen to the marginal utility of a good when its price increases? The marginal utility will____ a. Increase, because the consumer will decrease her consumption of the good b. Decrease, because the consumer will increase her consumption of the good c. Decrease, because the consumer will decrease her consumption of the good d. Increase, because the consumer will increase her consumption of the good 2) the fixed cost of...
5. A consumer consumes Jeans and t-shirts. At his current rate of consumption, his marginal utility of jeans is 60 and his marginal utility of t-shirts is 30. The price of a pair of jeans is $30 and the price of a t-shirt is $10.00. Remember that to maximize utility the consumer should consume such that MUa/Pa=MUb/Pb=MUn/Pn. a. Show the ratio of the marginal utility to price of the two goods. b. Would you suggest he buy more jeans and...
The table given below records the total utility derived from the consumption of avocados. Table 1 Number of Avocados Total Utility (Utils) 1 2 84 88 88 3 5 79 1. According to Table 1. marginal utility a. increases from the first unit to the third unit and then declines b. decreases from the third unit to the fifth unit only c. increases from the first unit to the third unit and decreases from the third unit to the fifth...
Question 1 Suppose there is a permanent shift of consumer preferences away from pretzels and toward potato chips. The most likely result would be in the short run, economic losses in the potato chip market. in the long run, a fall in the supply of potato chips. in the short run, a rise in the price of pretzels. short-run profits in the potato chip market increase. Jestion 2 Question 2 of An economist has estimated that the maintenance of a...
7. Assume that the long-run production function can be expressed as Q-SKL? Where Q is quantity of output, K is the quantity of capital and L is the quantity of labor. If capital is fixed at 10 units in the short run then the short-run production function is: Q=10KL b. Q=50KL? Q=10L? d. 0=50L Q=500KL 8. For a linear total cost function: a. MC will be downward sloping b. MC = AVC c. AVC is upward sloping and linear d....
7. Monopolistically competitive firms prevent the efficient use of resources because in long-run equilibrium A. price is greater than marginal cost. B. marginal cost is greater than average total cost C. price is less than marginal cost. D. price is equal to marginal cost. 8. When MR = MC and P = ATC for a monopolistically competitive firm, the firm is in A. short-run disequilibrium and making losses. B. neither short‐run nor long‐run equilibrium C. long-run equilibrium and making zero...
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Consider the competitive market for good x. Also, Short Run Market Supply Curve = 3Q, Short Run ATC = 18/q + q/2, and Px = 5. (a) What is the short-run equilibrium price and quantity of good x? (b) How much will each firm produce? What will their short-run profits be? (c) Graph the market (demand and supply curve etc.) and the graph of one of the firms (marginal revenue “curve,” marginal cost curve, average total cost curve, profits, etc.)...
This homework assignment compares a competitive market with a monopolistic market. The market demand curve is P 122-¼Q. For each firm, marginal oosts are 20 + qi50 and fixed costs are 1 00. We assume first that the market is competitive. Module 8explains the competitive pricing procedure. Wederive the long-run price from the firms' cost curve competitive firms price at long-run minimum average costs. Question: Why is this relation true? Answer: Decreasing marginal utility implies an upward sloping marginal cost...