Suppose a consumer spends her income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. The consumer has $200 to allocate to these two goods, the price of a CD is $10, and the price of a DVD is $20 . What is the maximum number of CDs the consumer can purchase?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 40
d. 50
b
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To eliminate a recessionary gap, the government can ________ government expenditures on goods and services or ________ taxes
A) increase; increase B) increase; decrease C) decrease; increase D) decrease; decrease E) increase; not change
If the demand curve for bottled water shifts leftward and the supply curve of bottled water shifts leftward, the equilibrium
A) price of bottled water definitely increases. B) price of bottled water definitely decreases. C) quantity of bottled water definitely increases. D) quantity of bottled water definitely decreases.
The above figure shows the cost curves for a typical firm in a competitive market. If price = 8.5, then
A) the firm will produce 10 units. B) the firm will produce 55 units. C) the firm will earn positive profits. D) None of above.
A price taker is a buyer or a seller who:
A. takes the market price as given. B. buys or sells only at a price where profits can be made. C. accepts whatever price that the government legislates as the price of the good or service. D. has the ability to influence the equilibrium price in the market.