Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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I need help with #69 please
![6:45 ∞oundary solutions arise when
| 69%
A) a good provides a consumer with
little value per dollar relative to
other alternatives.
B) a consumer has a very low level of
income.
C) indifference curves are convex.
D) indifference curves exhibit
increasing MRS.
68) Whenever a consumer purchases good X
but not good Y, then
A) MRSxy ≥ Px/Py at the chosen
bundle.
B)
C) MRSxy= Px/Py at the chosen
bundle.
D) MRSxy=-Px/Py at the chosen
MRSxy ≤ Px/Py at the chosen
bundle.
bundle.
69) Which of the following conditions is most
consistent with a consumer maximizing
her utility?
A) MUX × Px = MUY × Py
B) MUX = MUY
C)
MUx/Py = MUY/Px
D) MUX/Px = MUY/Py
70) Mike's income is $600 per month. He
spends all of it on books (B) and CDs (C).
Books cost $10 and CDs cost $15. His
preferences correspond to the utility
function U(B,C) = B × C. For that utility
function, the marginal benefit of books is
C and the marginal benefit of CDs is B](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fdb24b717-8ee5-4ca9-8061-74ddb7e91c1a%2Fbc66fc1e-553e-4d2f-bbf2-2219cda9c8cb%2Fi13axm_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:6:45 ∞oundary solutions arise when
| 69%
A) a good provides a consumer with
little value per dollar relative to
other alternatives.
B) a consumer has a very low level of
income.
C) indifference curves are convex.
D) indifference curves exhibit
increasing MRS.
68) Whenever a consumer purchases good X
but not good Y, then
A) MRSxy ≥ Px/Py at the chosen
bundle.
B)
C) MRSxy= Px/Py at the chosen
bundle.
D) MRSxy=-Px/Py at the chosen
MRSxy ≤ Px/Py at the chosen
bundle.
bundle.
69) Which of the following conditions is most
consistent with a consumer maximizing
her utility?
A) MUX × Px = MUY × Py
B) MUX = MUY
C)
MUx/Py = MUY/Px
D) MUX/Px = MUY/Py
70) Mike's income is $600 per month. He
spends all of it on books (B) and CDs (C).
Books cost $10 and CDs cost $15. His
preferences correspond to the utility
function U(B,C) = B × C. For that utility
function, the marginal benefit of books is
C and the marginal benefit of CDs is B
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