Suppose your utility function for food (F) and clothing (C) is u(F,C) = F + 4C. If you reduce your clothing consumption by 2 units, how much do you have to increase your food consumption in order to maintain the same utility level?
A) 2 units
B) 4 units
C) 6 units
D) 8 units
D
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A) 0.25 percent B) 0.4 percent C) 4 percent D) 40 percent
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A higher price for oil shifts the # randomize
A. SAS curve leftward. B. LAS curve leftward. C. SAS curve rightward. D. AD curve rightward.
Suppose a firm uses workers and office space to produce output. The firm is locked into a year-long lease on its office space, but it can easily vary the number of employee-hours it uses each day. The accompanying table describes the relationship between the number of employee-hours the firm uses each day and the firm's daily output. Each unit of output sells for $2, the hourly wage rate is $14, and the rent on the office space is $50 per day.Employee-Hours Per DayOutput Per Day0014048091201516023200 When the firm uses 9 employee-hours per day, its total variable cost each day is:
A. $56. B. $84. C. $30. D. $126.