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The Theory of Individual Behavior

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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?

Correct answer(s):
    • ½


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

Correct answer(s):
    • Only profits to be "goods."

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

Correct answer(s):
    • 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

Correct answer(s):
    • 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)

Correct answer(s):
    • 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?

Correct answer(s):
    • $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?

Correct answer(s):
    • $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?

Correct answer(s):
    • $292

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

Correct answer(s):
    • 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

Correct answer(s):
    • Straight line with a negative slope

If you include in your offerings some inferior goods, the demand for these products will increase

Correct answer(s):
    • During bad economic times


If you sell an inferior good, offering to sell gift certificates to those looking for a gift may result in

Correct answer(s):
    • A greater quantity sold than if the customer resorts to giving a cash gift

If a consumer is given a $10 gift certificate, good for items in store X and all items in store X are inferior goods, then consumer desires to consume

Correct answer(s):
    • Less goods in store X