Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
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Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below about Jane's budget line ____:
- It shifts outward if her budget increases while price remains same and slope does not change.
- It rotates inward if the price of both goods double and her budget does not change
- It shift inward when price of one good rises while budget and slope does not change
- It rotates outward if her budget increases and prices do not change.
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4) Refer to Figure 6.6. Bill's budget constraint was originally AD. If his new budget constraint is EF, then his incomeA) increased.B) decreased.C) increased and the price of black beans price increased.D) increased and the price of bell peppers decreased.5) Refer to Figure 6.6. Bill's budget constraint is BD. Bill's income is $600, the price of a bell pepper is $1, and the price of a bag of black beans is $2. At point D Bill is buying ________ bell peppers and ________ bags of blackbeans.A) 600; 300 B) 0; 300 C) 600; 0 D) 300; 150
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Laurie spends all of her money buying bread and cheese. The marginal utility she receives from the last loaf of bread is 60 and from the last block of cheese is 30. The price of bread is $3 and the price of cheese is $2. Laurie...
a.
Should buy more cheese and less bread to maximise her utility.
b.
Should buy more bread and more cheese in order to maximise her utility.
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Spends too much money on bread and cheese.
d.
Should buy more bread and less cheese in order to maximise her utility.
e.
Is buying currently the utility-maximising amount of bread and cheese.
Bob consumes food and housing. Suppose his marginal utility from an additional unit of food is 20 and his marginal utility from an additional unit of housing is 180.
Furthermore, suppose the price of a unit of food is $1.00 and the price of a unit of housing is $2.00. Can Bob increase his utility without changing his total expenditures
on food and housing?
Holding expenditures constant,
A. Bob can increase utility by spending more on food and less on housing.
B. Bob can increase utility by spending more on food and the same amount on housing.
C. Bob can increase utility by spending less on food and more on housing.
D. Bob cannot increase his utility.
E. Bob can increase utility by spending more on food and more on housing.
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