If an individual's total utility from consuming two goods increases, then there must be
A) a downward rotation of the individual's indifference curve.
B) an inward rotation of the individual's indifference curve.
C) an outward shift of the individual's indifference curve.
D) an inward shift of the individual's indifference curve.
Answer: C
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A) decreases the need for additional equipment. B) increases people's expected future disposable income. C) lowers the interest rate. D) has little effect on production cost. E) can increase the expected profit.
The income elasticity of demand is a measure of
A) how demand for a product changes when the price of a substitute or complement product changes. B) how responsive consumers are to changes in the price of a product. C) how responsive suppliers are to changes in the price of a product. D) the extent to which the demand for a good changes when income changes. E) the extent to which the supply of a good changes when the demand changes as a result of a change in income.
Collective decision making costs _____
a. decrease as we get closer to unanimity b. increase as more people have to agree c. are an impediment to individual action d. are the reason why simple majority rule is always optimal
An increase in the wage rate will lead to a reduction in the quantity of labor supplied if
a. the substitution effect outweighs the income effect b. the income effect outweighs the substitution effect c. the opportunity costs of leisure do not increase d. the opportunity costs of working always increase e. workers are irrational because otherwise they would be violating the law of supply