Question 21 (3 points) If total utility is unchanged, then marginal utility is A) positive. B)...
Q3. Is it possible for marginal utility to be negative while total utility is positive? If yes, under what circumstances is it possible?
Physician Visits/year Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 20 ? 2 30 ? 3 34 ? 4 ? 2 5 ? 1 As more physician visits are consumed, marginal utility is: a. Decreasing. b. Increasing. c. Decreasing, then increasing. d. Not changing. e. None of the above.
Physician Visits/year Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 20 ? 2 30 ? 3 34 ? 4 ? 2 5 ? 1 As more physician visits are consumed, total utility is: a. Decreasing at an increasing rate. b. Decreasing at a decreasing rate. c. Increasing at an increasing rate. d. Increasing at an decreasing rate. e. None of the above.
B 1. Suppose that a 20 percent increase in the price of normal good Y causes a 10 percent decline in the quantity demanded of normal good X. The coefficient of cross elasticity of demand is: A. negative and therefore these goods are substitutes. 10 B. negative and therefore these goods are complements. C. positive and therefore these goods are substitutes. D. positive and therefore these goods are complements. 2. To maximize utility a consumer should allocate money income so...
Total cost falls when marginal cost is and total cost rises when marginal cost is A. zero; positive B. zero; negative C. positive; negative D. negative; positive
For a monopolist, if marginal revenue is $40, total revenue is decreasing negative zero Positive Increasing
Q5. Suppose that marginal utility of Good X = 100, the price X is $10 per unit, and the price of Y is $5 per unit. Assuming that the consumer is in equilibrium and is consuming both X and Y, what must the marginal utility of Y be? P12. The following tables illustrate Eileen’s utilities from watching first-run movies in a theater and from renting movies from a video store. Suppose that she has a monthly movie budget of $36,...
Quantity of Product A Total Utility Marginal Utility Quantity of Product B Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 80 80 1 30 30 2 120 40 2 46 16 3 150 30 3 61 15 4 165 15 4 75 14 5 172 7 5 88 13 6 178 6 6 100 12 7 182 5 7 111 11 8 185 3 8 121 10 The table above refers to Elizabeth's utility schedule of Product A and Product B. The equilibrium...
Quantity (slices of pizza) Total utility 12) The table above gives Matt's utility from consuming slices of pizza. As Matt consumes m m consuming slices of pizza. As Matt consumes more slices of pizza, he A) obtains greater amounts of marginal utility. B) has diminishing total utility. C) has diminishing marginal utility. D) obtains less total utility. 13) When total utility is at a maximum A) marginal utility is zero. B) marginal utility is equal to total utility. C) marginal...
Number of ice cream cones B Total Utility from ice cream cones C Marginal Utility from last cone E Number of cans of D Marginal Utility per price M0 . P ps 3.00 Total Utility from Coca Cola G Marginal Utility from last Coca Cola H Marginal Utility per price M.U. Cola Marginal Utility per price MU. Po P $2.00 P P-$1.00 0 36 40 94 90 102 114 105 105 Assume that the price of Ice Cream Cones is...