A. an indifference curve
B. the budget constraint
C. the marginal rate of substitution
D. the consumption limits
Consumer Theory vs. Real Consumers
indifference curves for perfect substitutes are ?
A. right angles
B. bowed outward
C. straight lines
D. nonexistent
E. bowed inward
Which of the following statements is not true with regard to the standard properties of indifference curves ?
A. Indifference curves are downward sloping
B. indifference curves are bowed outward
C. Indifference curves do not cross each other
D. Higher indifference curve is preferred to lower ones
Which of the following is true about the consumer’s optimum consumption bundle? At the optimum ?
A. the slope of the indifference curve equals the slope of the budget constraint
B. the indifference curve is tangent to the budget constraint
C. the relative prices of the two goods equals the marginal rate of substitution
D. none of these answers are true
E. all of these answers are true
If an increase in a consumer’s income causes the consumer to increase his quantity demand of a good, then the good is ?
A. a complementary good
B. an inferior good
C. a normal good
D. a substitute good
Refer to Exhibit 4. Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 If the price of a belt is €10 and the price of a pair of socks is €5, the consumer will choose to buy the commodity bundle represented b point ?
A. Z
B. X
C. Y
D. the optimal point cannot be determined from this graph
Refer to Exhibit 4, Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 Suppose that the price of a pair of socks falls from €5 to €2 The income effect is represented by the movement from point ?
A. X to point Y
B. X to point Z
C. Y to point X
D. Z to point X
The change in consumption that results when a price change moves the consumer along a given indifference curve is known as the ?
A. inferior effect
B. normal effect
C. substitution effect
D. complementary effect
E. income effect
If leisure is a normal good, an increase in the wage ?
A. will always increase the quantity of labor supplied
B. will increase the amount of labor supplied if the substitution effect outweighs the income effect
C. will increase the amount of labor supplied if the income effect outweighs the substitution effect
D. will always decrease the amount of labor supplied