QUESTION 7 Assume the following is the budget equation for Courtney who spends her income between music concerts and movies: 86 Music Concerts + 85 Movies = 7216 If Music Concerts are measured on the vertical axis, what would be the slope of the budget line ?

3. Indifference curves and preferences Susan likes both soda and ice cream. Assume that the "more is better" principle applies to Susan; that is, she would always prefer to consume more of either good, holding the consumption of the other good constant. The points on Figure 1 represent combinations of ice cream and soda that Susan might choose to consume. Figure 2 shows the same points as Figure 1, but it also shows some of Susan's indifference curves: I1, I2, and I3 . These curves show more information about Susan's preferences than Figure 1. Figure 1 Figure 2 E 04 D A ICE CREAM (Cones) ICE CREAM (Cones) SODA (Cans) SODA (Cans) F. E.

Graphical and Intuitive Optimization Consider a consumer who must allocate their available income between the consumption of two goods, Beer and Pizza.  Their preferences over Beer and Pizza adhere to the usual assumptions we have made about preferences. The indifference curve map below reflects their preferences and the budget constraint reflects current income and prices. In the simplest terms possible, define or explain the term "Marginal Utility of Beer" (MUB). In the simplest terms possible, define or explain the term "Marginal Rate of Substitution of beer for pizza" (MRSBP). In the simplest terms possible, intuitively explain the meaning of MUB/PB, where PB represents the price of one unit of Beer.

2) Suppose you have $400 that you can spend on goods 1 & 2. If the price of good 1 is $40, while the price of good 2 is $80, draw a budget line to illustrate your budget constraint (place good 1 on the horizontal and good 2 on the vertical axis). Make sure you label the axes. Also, calculate the slope of this budget line. Slope =

QUESTIONS Which of the following can create demand-pull inflation? O Excessive aggregate spending supply disruptions caused by global pandemics and regional wars O Sharply rising oil prices Higher labor costs Recessions and depressions

5. The elasticity of substitution will be a lower number: (a) The less curved is the indifference curve (b) The more curved is the indifference curve (c) The greater the income elasticity of demand of the good on the horizontal axis (d) The greater the degree of substitutability between the two goods (e) If tastes are both homothetic and quasilinear

Question 6 Burritos 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 Assume Kerri's budget constraint is represented in the graph shown. If Kerri's income to spend on these two items increases, her budget constraint will: shift in, maintaining the same slope. shift out and become flatter. shift out and become steeper. shift out, maintaining the same slope. OOOO Salads 2

2. Utility maximization - Trading off labor and leisure The indifference curves on the following graph show Amy's preferences for leisure and consumption for increasing levels of utility, such that her utility increases in both consumption and leisure. Assuming that Amy spends 68 hours each week sleeping, she has a maximum of 100 hours available to her for leisure if she does not work at all. Initially, she works 45 hours (and thus has 55 hours of leisure) and earns $250 per week. Use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate Amy's initial leisure/consumption bundle. Dashed drop lines will automatically extend to both axes. ? CONSUMPTION (Dollars per week) 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 LEISURE (Hours per week) 90 100 110 Initial bundle $200 Unemployment Benefits Equivalent Bundle, $100 Unemployment Benefits Equivalent Bundle Now, suppose that Amy is laid off, but she is eligible to collect unemployment benefits of $200 per week. Use the black point…

) Suppose there are two goods, X and Y. The price of good X is $5, the price of good Y is $3, and your income is $60. Neatly graph your budget line and label the intercepts. (a) What is the slope of your budget line? (b) How many units of good Y do you give up per unit of good X? (c) Suppose the price of good X rises to $6, show what happens to the budget line and label any new intercepts. (d) What is the new slope of the budget line? How many units of good Y do you now give up per unit of good X? (e) Suppose the price of good X only rises to $6 once you have purchased six units of good X. In other words, it is $5 per unit for the first six units and $6 per unit thereafter. Make a new graph of this "kinked" budget constraint.

5) Consider indifference curves for the consumption of milk and chocolates (you may assume that both are 'goods'). The indifference curves are drawn with the number of chocolate bars on the horizontal axis and pints of milk on the vertical axis. Suppose that at every point, consumer A's indifference curve is flatter than consumer B's. What can you conclude about consumers A and B tastes and preferences?