1. Muoki says, “I'd rather see an action movie than a comedy, and I'd rather see a comedy than a foreign film. But given the choice, I think I'd rather see a foreign film than an action movie. Which of these statements about individual preferences is violated? A. Muoki's preference ordering is complete B. Muoki's indifference curves are convex to the origin C. Muoki's indifference curves are negatively sloped D. Muoki's preferences are transitive
1. Muoki says, “I'd rather see an action movie than a comedy, and I'd rather see a comedy than a foreign film. But given the choice, I think I'd rather see a foreign film than an action movie. Which of these statements about individual preferences is violated? A. Muoki's preference ordering is complete B. Muoki's indifference curves are convex to the origin C. Muoki's indifference curves are negatively sloped D. Muoki's preferences are transitive
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Transcribed Image Text:1. Muoki says, “I'd rather see an action movie than a comedy, and I'd rather see a comedy
than a foreign film. But given the choice, I think I'd rather see a foreign film than an action
movie. Which of these statements about individual preferences is violated?
A. Muoki's preference ordering is complete
B. Muoki's indifference curves are convex to the origin
C. Muoki's indifference curves are negatively sloped
D. Muoki's preferences are transitive
2. Peter likes one cup of tea with two teaspoons of sugar. He gets no extra utility for an
additional cup of tea if he doesn't have two teaspoons of sugar and no extra utility for extra
sugar without a cup of tea. Paul has,
A. Linear and negatively sloped indifference curves
B. Linear and positively sloped indifference curves
C. L-shaped indifference curves
D. Vertical indifference curves
3. Diminishing marginal rate of substitution of ugali (X) for rice (Y), MRSXY means that the
rate of substitution of
A. ugali for rice increases as the consumption of ugali increase
B. ugali for rice remains constant as consumption of ugali increases
C. ugali for rice decreases as the consumption of ugali increase
D. ugali for rice increases as the consumption of ugali decrease
4. The price of an iced coffee is $4 and the price of a candy bar is $2. In order to maximize
total utility, a consumer who buys some of each should allocate purchases such that:
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A. the marginal utility of each good is the same.
B. the marginal utility of an iced coffee is half that of a candy bar.
C. the marginal utility of an iced coffee is twice that of a candy bar
D. the total utility of an iced coffee is half that of a candy bar.
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