Consider a two good world, with commodities X and Y. If Y is an inferior good, then an increase in consumer income cannot

  • Decrease the demand for X

If the price of a good purchased by a utility maximizing consumer goes down, all other things remain the same, and the consumer’s income is adjusted so that he can just barely attain his previous level of satisfaction, and if the consumer had indifference curves of the usual shape it will be found that

  • More of the good will be purchased than before

If widgets and gidgets are complements and both are normal goods, then an increase in the demand for widgets will result from

  • A decrease in the price of gidgets

If sugar and Nutrasweet are substitutes, then we can be certain that a decrease in the price of sugar will lead to an increase in the consumption of ____?

  • Sugar

If widgets and gidgets are complements and both are normal goods, then a decrease in the demand for widgets will result from

  • A decrease in income

Consider a two good world, with commodities X and Y. Which of the following statements is correct?

  • If good X is an inferior good, good Y must be a normal good
Joe consumes 48 units of food and 12 units of clothing. If food is an inferior good,
  • Joe would strictly prefer receiving $10 in cash to receiving a $10 gift certificate at a clothing store

Mitchell’s money income is $150, the price of X is $2, and the price of Y is $2. Given these prices and income, Mitchell buys 50 units of X and 25 units of Y. Call this combination of X and Y bundle J. At bundle J Mitchell’s MRS is 2. At bundle J, if Mitchell increases consumption of Y by 1 unit how many units of X must he give up in order to satisfy his budget constraint?

  • 1

Mitchell’s money income is $150, the price of X is $2, and the price of Y is $2. Given these prices and income, Mitchell buys 50 units of X and 25 units of Y. Call this combination of X and Y bundle J. At bundle J Mitchell’s MRS is 2. Given these prices and income, what is Mitchell’s equilibrium consumption of X?

  • X > 50

Mitchell’s money income is $150, the price of X is $2, and the price of Y is $2. Given these prices and income, Mitchell buys 50 units of X and 25 units of Y. Call this combination of X and Y bundle J. At bundle J Mitchell’s MRS is 2. At bundle J, if Mitchell increases consumption of Y by 1 unit how many units of X can he give up and still reach the same level of utility?

  • ½
The firm manager with horizontal indifference curves (output on the horizontal axis, profit on the vertical axis) views
  • Only profits to be "goods."

A firm manager with vertical indifference curves (output on the horizontal axis, profit on the vertical axis) views

  • Only output to be "goods."

The firm manager with indifference curves which are convex from the origin (output on the horizontal axis and profit on the vertical axis) views

  • Both profits and outputs to be "goods."

Suppose a worker is offered a wage of $8 per hour, plus a fixed payment of $100 per day, and he can use 24 hours per day. What is the equation for the worker’s opportunity set? (E is total earnings and L is leisure)

  • E = 292 - 8L

Suppose a worker is offered a wage of $8 per hour, plus a fixed payment of $100 per day, and he can use 24 hours per day. What is the market rate of substitution between leisure and income?

  • $8

Suppose a worker is offered a wage of $8 per hour, plus a fixed payment of $100 per day, and he can use 24 hours per day. What is the minimum the worker can earn in a day?

  • $100

Suppose a worker is offered a wage of $8 per hour, plus a fixed payment of $100 per day, and he can use 24 hours per day. What are the maximum total earnings the worker can earn in a day?

  • $292

If a firm offers to pay a worker $10 for each hour of leisure the worker gives up the $10 implies the

  • Market rate of substitution between leisure and income

If a firm offers to pay a worker $10 for each hour of leisure the worker gives up then the opportunities confronting the worker will be given by the

  • Straight line with a negative slope