The theory of consumer choice is based on the hypothesis that each consumer wants to
a. maximize her total utility.
b. maximize her marginal utility.
c. minimize the rate at which her marginal utility diminishes.
d. minimize the percentage of her consumption diverted to inferior goods.
a
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Answer the next question based on the following data. All figures are in billions of dollars.Personal taxes$40Social security contributions15Taxes on production and imports20Corporate income taxes40Transfer payments22U.S. exports24Undistributed corporate profits35Government purchases90Gross private domestic investment75U.S. imports22Personal consumption expenditures250Consumption of fixed capital25Net foreign factor income10Statistical discrepancy0GDP is ________.
A. $417 B. $492 C. $390 D. $422
A soil bank program pays farmers not to grow food on some of their land
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Refer to the figure below. Moving from demand curve D1 to demand curve D2 illustrates a(n):
A. decrease in quantity demanded. B. increase in quantity demanded. C. increase in demand. D. decrease in demand.
The four categories of expenditure used by the expenditure approach method to calculate GDP are
A) consumption expenditure, taxes, saving and investment. B) consumption expenditure, investment, net imports and saving. C) saving, taxes, government expenditure and investment. D) consumption expenditure, investment, government expenditure and net exports.