When measuring the substitution effect, one uses the change along
A) the old indifference curve.
B) the new indifference curve.
C) either the old or the new indifference curve.
D) the budget constraint.
A
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Negative values of the price elasticity of demand of a good can be attributed to:
A) the Law of Demand. B) the Law of Supply. C) the Law of Increasing Marginal Utility. D) the Law of Diminishing Marginal Rate of Substitution.
A value of the absolute price elasticity of demand equal to 0.6 indicates that
A) a 6 percent increase in price leads to a 10 percent decrease in quantity demanded. B) a 10 percent increase in price leads to a 6 percent decrease in quantity demanded. C) a 0.6 percent increase in price leads to a 1 percent decrease in quantity demanded. D) a 1 percent increase in price leads to a 6 percent decrease in quantity demanded.
When considering her budget, the highest indifference curve that a consumer can reach is the
a. one that is tangent to the budget constraint. b. indifference curve farthest from the origin c. indifference curve that intersects the budget constraint in at least two places. d. None of the above is correct.
In the short run, the individual competitive firm's supply curve is that segment of the:
A. average variable cost curve lying below the marginal cost curve. B. marginal cost curve lying above the average variable cost curve. C. marginal revenue curve lying below the demand curve. D. marginal cost curve lying between the average total cost and average variable cost curves.