Allison's Auto Art is a company that applies pinstripes to vehicles. Allison's cost for a basic 1-color pinstriping job is $35, and she charges $95 for this service. For a total price of $175, Allison will apply a fancier 3-color pinstripe application to
an automobile, a service that adds an additional $40 to the total cost of the package. Should Allison continue to offer the 3-color pinstripe application?
A) Yes, she still makes a profit by selling the 3-color application.
B) yes, but only if she lowers the price of the 1-color application
C) No, her marginal benefit is less than her marginal cost.
D) More information is needed for Allison to make this decision.
Answer: A
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The demand curve of a commodity slopes downward because of:
a. the insatiable nature of human wants. b. the presence of double coincidence of wants. c. the law of demand. d. the scarcity of goods and services in an economy. e. the law of diminishing marginal utility.
Exhibit 5-4 Demand curves for silver
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Assume that a wealthy buyer, Mr. Hunt, declares that he will purchase any amount of silver at a price of $125 an ounce. In Exhibit 5-4, which graph illustrates the shape of the demand curve for silver?
A. Graph A. B. Graph B. C. Graph C. D. Graph D.
The budget constraint shows the
A. amount of a good the consumer will buy at various prices. B. possible combinations of goods that can be purchased with a specified income. C. changes in consumption of goods that a consumer makes when his income increases. D. combinations of goods that generate the same amount of total satisfaction.
On the basis of the information, it can be said that:
A. no coincidence of wants exists between any two states.
B. a coincidence of wants exists between Michigan and Washington.
C. a coincidence of wants exists between Texas and Washington.
D. a coincidence of wants exists between Michigan and Texas.