Question 1

Which of the following is correct?

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A)  There is no firm mathematical relationship between marginal utility and total utility.
B)  Total utility is equal to the change in marginal utility from consuming an additional unit of a product.
C)  If marginal utility is diminishing and is a positive amount, total utility will increase.
D)  If marginal utility is diminishing, total utility must also be diminishing.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Any combination of goods lying outside of the budget line

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A)  implies that the consumer is not spending all his income.
B)  yields less utility than any point on the budget line.
C)  yields less utility than any point inside the budget line.
D)  is unattainable, given the consumer's income.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

To maximize utility, a consumer should allocate money income so that the

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A)  elasticity of demand on all products purchased is the same.
B)  marginal utility obtained from the last dollar spent on each product is the same.
C)  total utility derived from each product consumed is the same.
D)  marginal utility of the last unit of each product consumed is the same.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The first Pepsi yields Craig 18 units of utility and the second yields him an additional 12 units of utility.His total utility from three Pepsis is 38 units of utility.The marginal utility of the third Pepsi is

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A)  26 units of utility.
B)  6 units of utility.
C)  8 units of utility.
D)  38 units of utility.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Indifference analysis assumes that utility is numerically measurable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A change in the relative prices for two goods can be shown as a parallel shift in a consumer's budget line.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A consumer maximizes total utility when she or he purchases the combination of the two products at which her or his budget line is tangent to an indifference curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Total utility is best defined as the

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A)  change in marginal utility multiplied by the price of a product.
B)  maximum amount of satisfaction from consuming a product.
C)  total satisfaction received from consuming a given amount of a product.
D)  additional satisfaction received from consuming one more unit of a product.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

A product has utility if it

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A)  takes more and more resources to produce successive units of it.
B)  violates the law of demand.
C)  satisfies consumer wants.
D)  is useful.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Mary says, "You would have to pay me $50 to attend that pro wrestling event." For Mary, the marginal utility of the event is

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A)  zero.
B)  positive, but declines rapidly.
C)  negative.
D)  positive, but less than the ticket price.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

If consumption of a good is subsidized by the government, then the MU/P of that good among consumers will

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A)  decrease.
B)  become negative.
C)  increase.
D)  not be affected.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

At each point on an indifference curve,

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A)  money income is the same.
B)  the prices of the two products are the same.
C)  total utility is the same.
D)  marginal utility is the same.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

It is possible for a consumer's indifference curves to intersect.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Assume the price of product Y (the quantity of which is on the vertical axis)  is $15 and the price of product X (the quantity of which is on the horizontal axis)  is $3.Also assume that money income is $60.The absolute value of the slope of the resulting budget line is

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A)  5.
B)  1/5.
C)  4.
D)   20E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The law of diminishing marginal utility states that

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A)  total utility is maximized when consumers obtain the same amount of utility per unit of each product consumed.
B)  beyond some point, additional units of a product will yield less and less extra satisfaction to a consumer.
C)  price must be lowered to induce firms to supply more of a product.
D)  it will take larger and larger amounts of resources beyond some point to produce successive units of a product.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The marginal rate of substitution measures the

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A)  magnitude of the substitution effect.
B)  total utility received by a consumer when equilibrium is achieved.
C)  extra utility that a consumer derives from successive units of a product.
D)  consumer's willingness to substitute one product for another so that total utility will remain constant.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

If money income increases and the prices of products A and B both increase, then the budget line

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A)  must shift to the right.
B)  must shift to the left.
C)  may shift either to the right or the left, or not at all.
D)  will no longer be tangent to an indifference curve.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Indifference curves and budget lines can be used to derive an individual's demand curve for a product.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Someone who pays $800 to fly from one city to another instead of paying only $100 for a bus trip between the two cities is making an irrational choice and is thus not maximizing his utility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If consumers are convinced by ads that Brand X has a lot more value than they originally thought, then the MU/P of X will decrease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Utility Maximization

A change in the relative prices for two goods can be shown as a parallel shift in a consumer's budget line.

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It is possible for a consumer's indifference curves to intersect.

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The marginal rate of substitution measures the

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If consumers are convinced by ads that Brand X has a lot more value than they originally thought, then the MU/P of X will decrease.

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Indifference analysis assumes that utility is numerically measurable.

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Which of the following is correct?

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Indifference curves and budget lines can be used to derive an individual's demand curve for a product.

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Any combination of goods lying outside of the budget line

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Total utility is best defined as the

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Mary says, "You would have to pay me $50 to attend that pro wrestling event." For Mary, the marginal utility of the event is

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Someone who pays $800 to fly from one city to another instead of paying only $100 for a bus trip between the two cities is making an irrational choice and is thus not maximizing his utility.

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If consumption of a good is subsidized by the government, then the MU/P of that good among consumers will

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To maximize utility, a consumer should allocate money income so that the

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The first Pepsi yields Craig 18 units of utility and the second yields him an additional 12 units of utility.His total utility from three Pepsis is 38 units of utility.The marginal utility of the third Pepsi is

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The law of diminishing marginal utility states that

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At each point on an indifference curve,

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Assume the price of product Y (the quantity of which is on the vertical axis) is $15 and the price of product X (the quantity of which is on the horizontal axis) is $3.Also assume that money income is $60.The absolute value of the slope of the resulting budget line is

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A product has utility if it

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If money income increases and the prices of products A and B both increase, then the budget line

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A consumer maximizes total utility when she or he purchases the combination of the two products at which her or his budget line is tangent to an indifference curve.

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