Tom is buying a quantity of wheat at which the marginal utility (in dollars) exceeds price. He should
a. reduce wheat consumption, thus raising P to the level at which MU = P.
b. reduce wheat consumption, thus raising MU to the level at which MU = P.
c. increase wheat consumption, thus raising P to the level at which MU = P.
d. increase wheat consumption, thus lowering MU to the level at which MU = P.
d
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If your nominal income is $80,000 and your real income in base year prices is $71,500, what is the CPI?
A) 106 B) 150 C) 112 D) 100 E) 89
Other things being equal, a decrease in the default risk of corporate bonds shifts the demand curve for corporate bonds to the ________ and the demand curve for Treasury bonds to the ________
A) right; right B) right; left C) left; right D) left; left
According to the figure shown, Sarah:
This figure shows the payoffs involved when Sarah and Joe work on a school project together for a single grade. They both will enjoy a higher grade when more effort is put into the project, but they also get pleasure from goofing off and not working on the project. The payoffs can be thought of as the utility each would get from the effort they individually put forth and the grade they jointly receive.
A. should put forth low effort, regardless of what Joe chooses to do.
B. should put forth high effort, regardless of what Joe choose to do.
C. does not have a dominant strategy.
D. should take the first-mover advantage and put forth low effort.
In general, the more of an individual's total budget that is spent on a given product, the
a. greater the supply-side response b. less elastic is the demand for that good c. more elastic is the demand for that good d. more the demand curve will shift when the price changes e. less the demand curve will shift when the price changes