The reality of consumer optimum means making choices in countless purchases in order to enjoy
a | roughly the same utility per dollar spent. |
b | the same level of satisfaction in each. |
c | the same standard of living. |
d | increasing degrees of satisfaction. |
e | a balanced budget. |
Utility is a balance between ________ and ________ factors.
a | good; bad |
b | transitive; intransitive |
c | economic; personal |
d | capital; labor |
e | production; consumption |
The rate at which a consumer is willing to purchase one good instead of another is called
a | opportunity cost. |
b | the marginal rate of substitution. |
c | the total rate of substitution. |
d | the maximization rate. |
e | the budget constraint. |
1. Option B
2. Option E
3. Option B
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