A student athlete loves cookies. He receives 200 utils for the first cookie, an additional 160 for the second, an additional 120 for the third, another 80 for the fourth, and another 40 for the fifth. The marginal utility of the fourth cookie is ________
and the total utility of consuming four cookies is ________.
A) 40; 80
B) 80; 600
C) 80; 560
D) 40; 40
Answer: C
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An increase in Swiss prices will cause
A) an increase in the demand for U.S. dollars and an increase in the exchange rate of Swiss francs per dollar. B) a decrease in the demand for U.S. dollars and a decrease in the exchange rate of Swiss francs per dollar. C) an increase in the supply of U.S. dollars and a decrease in the exchange rate of Swiss francs per dollar. D) a decrease in the supply of U.S. dollars and an increase in the exchange rate of Swiss francs per dollar.
If an individual wins a multimillion dollar lottery and chooses to receive annual payments equaling the total prize, this person has a
A) relatively low discount rate. B) relatively high discount rate. C) discount rate of zero. D) It is impossible to tell.
In long-run equilibrium, the typical perfectly competitive firm will:
a. earn zero economic profit. b. change plant size in the long run. c. change output in the short run. d. do any of these.
In a perfectly competitive market, in response to a permanent decrease in demand:
a. the short run equilibrium price will be higher than the eventual long run equilibrium price b. the short run equilibrium price will be lower than the eventual long run equilibrium price. c. the short run equilibrium price will be the same as than the eventual long run equilibrium price. d. we cannot know whether the short run equilibrium price will be below the eventual long run equilibrium price.