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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A the marginal utility per dollar is controlled by trade-offs
B the demand curves are flatter reducing quantity
C the marginal utility per dollar is the same for both goods
D the quantities demanded change so total utility rises
Question #2
A neither can be compared by measuring marginal utility.
B elective surgery due to its lower marginal utility per dollar of expenditure.
C mental health therapy due to its higher marginal utility per dollar of expenditure.
D both programs, which have the same marginal utility per dollar of expenditure.
Question #3
A various categories of economic proverbial wisdom
B budget constraint and low-income housing expenses.
C household consumption choice budget and the labor-leisure budget using an utilimometer.
D marginal utility gained and lost from different choices along the budget constraint.
Question #4
A be positive or negative, but not zero
B be positive, negative, or zero
C increase positively, but not negatively
D decrease, but not become negative
Question #5
A multiplying the marginal utility of the last unit consumed by the number of units consumed.
B multiplying the marginal utility of the first unit consumed by the number of units consumed.
C summing up the marginal utilities of each unit consumed.
D multiplying the marginal utility of the last unit consumed by the unit price.
Question #6
A total utility is more accurate than marginal utility.
B total utility is cumulate and marginal utility is not.
C total utility is usually larger than marginal utility.
Question #7
A marginal utility increases.
B total utility decreases, but marginal utility rises.
C total utility rises, but marginal utility falls.
D total utility decreases.
Question #8
A Decline; Diminishing Marginal Utility
B Increase; Diminishing Marginal Utility
C Increase; Increasing Marginal Utility
D Decrease; Total Utility
Question #9
A the law of excessive returns
B increasing marginal utility
C the law of diminishing returns
Question #10
A Utility can be measured like temperature.
B Utility is impersonal and objective.
C Utility is personal and subjective.
Question #11
A utility
B opportunity cost
C contentment
Question #12
A Utility is determined by the supply and demand curves.
B Utility is determined by one’s own preferences.
C Producers determine utility by averaging the number of utils reported in customer feedback surveys.
Question #13
A a parallel shift in her budget line to the left, allowing her to buy less of both goods.
B a parallel shift in her budget line to the right, allowing her to buy more of both goods.
C either a shift of the budget line to the right or the left depending on Shannon’s personal preferences.
Question #14
A The income effect says that after the price decline, the consumer could purchase the same goods as before, and still have money left over to purchase more
B The utility effect says that because the product is cheaper, a person can gain more utils of satisfaction through its purchase.
C The substitution effect says that because the product is cheaper relative to other things the consumer purchases, he or she will tend to buy more of the product.
Question #15
A 1.5
B 2
C 2.25
Question #16
A If you lost $20 today but then found $20 later on, you feel neutral because it’s as if you never lost anything at all.
B If you find $100 on the street, you will be more likely to spend if freely than you would be to take $100 out of your bank account.
C Dollars are fungible, or have equal value to the individual, regardless of the situation.