Exam 6: Household Behavior and Consumer Choice
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Figure 6.1
-Refer to Figure 6.1. Assume Tom is on budget constraint AC and the price of a hamburger is $5.00. Tom's monthly income is
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If the substitution effect of a wage change outweighs the income effect of a wage change, the labor-supply curve is
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Related to the Economics in Practice on page 131: Uber drivers can choose to drive as many or as few hours as they desire, and most drivers have another job and drive for Uber as a way to supplement their income. Assuming leisure is a normal good, if Uber increased the wages it paid its drivers then the income effect would result in drivers working ________ and buying ________ leisure.
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-Refer to Figure 6.3. Mollyʹs budget constraint is AB. Molly can purchase
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If the price of a normal good rises, the opportunity cost of that good rises and households buy less of the good.
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Figure 6.1
-Refer to Figure 6.1. Assume Tom is on budget constraint AC and the price of a hot dog is $5.00. Tom's monthly income is
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A consumer satisfies the condition ________ when her indifference curve is just tangent to her budget constraint.
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-Refer to Figure 6.14. At point A, the slope of the indifference curve is
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The total amount of satisfaction yielded by the consumption of a good or service is called
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Refer to the information provided in Table 6.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 6.2
Number of Candy Bars per Day Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 40 2 75 3 100 4 115 5 5 Number of Hot Dogs per Day Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 30 2 54 3 72 4 84 5 6
-Refer to Table 6.2. The total utility of five candy bars per day is
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Table 6.1
Number of Hamburgers per Day Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 30 2 52 3 67 4 76 5 4 Number of Sodas per Day Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 20 2 35 3 47 4 57 5 7
-Refer to Table 6.1. The marginal utility of the third hamburger per day is
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Figure 6.2
-Refer to Figure 6.2. Along budget constraint AC, the opportunity cost of one gardenburger is
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-Refer to Figure 6.6. Bill's budget constraint is CD. If the price of bell peppers increases, Bill's new budget constraint is
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Figure 6.12
-Refer to Figure 6.12. If Arthur moves from indifference curve 1 to indifference curve 2, then Arthur's
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-Refer to Figure 6.10. Kyle would increase his consumption of turkey sandwiches from 5 to 7 per week if their price fell from $8 to $6. This illustrates the idea of
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Table 6.2
Number of Candy Bars per Day Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 40 2 75 3 100 4 115 5 5 Number of Hot Dogs per Day Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 30 2 54 3 72 4 84 5 6
-Refer to Table 6.2. Diminishing marginal utility sets in after the ________ candy bar per day.
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-Refer to Figure 6.2. Assume Mr. Lingle is on budget constraint AC. If the price of a gardenburger is $6, Mr. Lingle's monthly income is
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Figure 6.3
-Refer to Figure 6.3. Molly's budget constraint is AC. Molly can purchase
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