As you consume more of a particular commodity, your total level of utility derived from that consumption will
A) increase at an increasing rate.
B) increase at a decreasing rate.
C) increase at a constant rate.
D) remain constant.
Answer: B
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A) monopoly B) oligopoly C) only perfect competition D) only monopolistic competition E) both perfect competition and monopolistic competition
For a risk-averse individual, as wealth increases, total utility ________ and marginal utility ________
A) increases; increases B) increases; decreases C) decreases; increases D) decreases; decreases
If a demand curve shifts left, it implies
A) as a group, consumers are willing and able to pay less for the product. B) as a group, consumers are willing and able to pay more for the product. C) government has regulated how many people can purchase the product. D) the profit motive of the firms is making the price too high.
Which of the following purported externalities in fact does not distort the allocation of resources? I. An individual's unwillingness to cut his or her own lawn in an otherwise immaculately kept neighborhood. II. Smoke produced by a new firm in an area which raises the costs of other firms. III. A new firm's bidding up skilled wages in an area, thereby raising costs of other firms. IV. An
individual's unwillingness to obtain job training, thereby lowering the total GNP. Possible choices: a. I, III, and IV. b. III and IV. c. III only. d. IV only.