The table above gives Jane's total utility from magazines and CDs. The price of a magazine is $4 and the price of a CD is $10 and Jane's budget is $88. What is Jane's marginal utility per dollar spent on magazines at her consumer equilibrium?
A) 36 units
B) 15 units
C) 9 units
D) 5 units
D
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Assume two locally owned used car dealerships that have been in direct competition for many decades. They have a choice of selling high-quality cars at a high price but also high costs because of the repairs that have to be made
The other choice is to sell low-quality cars at a low cost but market them as high quality cars. Explain using game theory why it is in the interest of both of these companies to continue to sell high-quality cars but it may not necessarily be in the interest of a new out-of-town dealership that has recently moved into town to do the same.
A monopoly sells 10 units of output at $10. If the MR of the 11th unit is $4.50, then the price of the 11th unit is
A) also $10. B) $9.50. C) greater than $10. D) $7.25.
Steve is planning to divide his study time between English and calculus. It will take him two hours of study for each extra point in calculus and one hour of study to raise his English score by one point. He should allocate his time so that
a. the marginal utility of an hour spent studying calculus is twice the marginal utility of an hour spent studying English b. the marginal utility of an hour spent studying English is twice the marginal utility of an hour spent studying calculus c. the marginal utility per hour spent studying calculus equals the marginal utility per hour spent on English d. he spends twice as much time on calculus as on English e. he spends twice as much time on English as on calculus
Which of the following will not cause the aggregate supply curve to fall?
a. Natural disasters. b. An increase in input prices. c. A reduction in the nation's level of productivity. d. A decrease in the nation's average price level (i.e., the implicit price index). e. None of these answers is correct.