If a consumer is given a $10 gift certificate, good only for items in store X and all items in store X are normal goods, then the consumer desires to consume
Correct answer(s):
- More goods in store X
Topic
The Theory of Individual Behavior
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Which is more preferred between a cash gift and an in-kind gift?
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- A cash gift
A cash gift causes the budget line to
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- Shift to the right in a parallel fashion
An in-kind gift causes the budget line to
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- None of the statements associated with this question are correct
If income increases, then the
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- Budget line shifts to the right
If the price of computers decreases, then the
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- Sales of a substitute, such as a telephone, decreases
Under the buy one, get one free regime, the
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- Budget set expands
If the price of a good rises, then the equilibrium consumption of that good
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- Decreases if it is a normal good
If an increase in the price of good X leads to a decrease in the consumption of good Y, then goods X and Y are called
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- Complements
If an increase in the price of good X leads to an increase in the consumption of good Y, then goods X and Y are called
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- Substitutes
If the slope of the indifference curve is steeper than the slope of the budget line, and X is on the horizontal axis
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- The consumer is willing to give up more of good Y to get an additional unit of good X than is necessary under the current market prices
At the equilibrium consumption bundle, which of the following holds?
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- MRSX,Y = PX /PY
The equilibrium consumption bundle is
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- The affordable bundle that yields the greatest satisfaction to the consumer
Indifference curves further from the origin imply
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- A higher level of satisfaction
If income decreases, then
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- The vertical intercept of the budget line shifts downward
If income increases, the budget line
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- Shifts to the right
The slope of the budget line represents
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- The market rate of substitution
PXX + PYY = M is called
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- A budget line
The budget set defines the combinations of good X and Y that
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- Are affordable to the consumer
Some individuals choose to undertake risky prospects while others choose safer ones, because they have different
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- Marginal rates of substitution between risk and reward