Which of the following is true about marginal utility?
a. Marginal utility is total utility divided by the total quantity consumed.
b. Marginal utility is the change in total utility derived from a one-unit change in consumption of a good.
c. Marginal utility is the total satisfaction that a consumer experiences from all the units of a good or service consumed.
d. Marginal utility usually increases with in increase in consumption.
b
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If real wages fall:
A) consumer demand is likely to increase. B) employers are likely to hire more workers. C) the level of economic production will always increase. D) the level of economic production will always decrease.
The aggregate supply curve indicates the:
a. relationship between prices and the aggregate quantity of goods and services purchased by consumers, investors, governments, and foreigners (net exports). b. relationship between prices and the natural rate of unemployment. c. relationship between the real wage rate and the quantity of labor supplied by households. d. quantity of goods and services producers will supply at different price levels.
Across the United States, fire departments are fighting with private companies over the right to respond to medical emergencies. Each side will fight harder the:
A. more inelastic the demand. B. less inelastic the demand. C. more elastic the supply. D. more elastic the demand.
The Robinson-Patman Act of 1936:
A. prohibited selling products at "unreasonably low prices" with the intent of reducing competition. B. made it illegal to monopolize a market. C. repealed the Sherman Act. D. outlawed price discrimination for the purpose of reducing competition.