Consumers adjust their purchasing behavior so that:

  • The ratio of prices they pay equals their marginal rate of substitution

Suppose earnings are given by E = $60 + $7(24 – L), where E is earnings and L is the hours of leisure. What is the price to the worker of consuming an additional hour of leisure?

  • $7

Suppose earnings are given by E = $60 + $7(24 – L), where E is earnings and L is the hours of leisure. The fixed payment for this worker is:

  • $60

Suppose earnings are given by E = $60 + $7(24 – L), where E is earnings and L is the hours of leisure. What is the maximum this worker can earn in three (3) days?

  • $684

Suppose earnings are given by E = $60 + $7(24 – L), where E is earnings and L is the hours of leisure. How much is this person working if their daily earnings are $116?

  • 16 hours

A worker’s total earnings for one day is $100. He received a $20 fixed payment and consumes 14 hours of leisure. What is the hourly wage rate?

  • $8

The total earnings of a worker are represented by E = 100 + $10(24 – L), where E is earnings and L is the number of hours of leisure. How many hours of leisure are consumed if this worker’s total earnings are $160?

  • 18 hours

The total earnings of a worker are represented by E = 100 + $10(24 – L), where E is earnings and L is the number of hours of leisure. How much will the worker earn if he takes 14 hours of leisure per day?

  • $200

If a worker receives a fixed payment of $100 plus $10 for every hour she works, what is the maximum total earnings the worker can receive if they are restricted to a maximum of 12 hours of work per day?

  • $220

If you were running an advertising campaign for designer men’s suits, you should target families with:

  • Higher incomes
The substitution affect isolates the change in the consumption of a good caused by:
  • The change in the market rate of substitution

How does a decrease in the price of good X affect the market rate of substitution between goods X and Y?

  • It decreases
What are the advantages to a firm of selling gift certificates?
  • Reduced strain on the refund department and greater quantity if your good is an inferior good

If you are in the business of selling chicken and the price of selling chicken and the price of beef both were to drop dramatically, what should you do with your inventory level of chicken?

  • Increase the inventory
After a price decrease for good X, the new consumer equilibrium level of good X will be:
  • Indeterminate without more information