Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
12th Edition
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Author: Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. Oster
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The table below contains information about the total utility Jerry gains from coffee and pastries he buys from the coffee shop
No of Coffee & Pastries
Total utility from Coffee
Total utility from Pastries
1
1.50
10
2
2.70
13
3
3.60
15
4
3.60
16
5
2
16.5
Calculate Jerry’s marginal utility from coffee at each number of cups per 2 hours. Does Jerry’s marginal utility from Coffee obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility?
Calculate Jerry’s marginal utility from Pastries at each number of hours per 2 hours. Does Jerry’s marginal utility from Pastries obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility?
Which does Ahmed enjoy more: his 4th cup of Coffee or his 4th piece of pastries?
The total utility schedule of Sharon is given below for the number of shoes she consumes. i. Calculate Sharon’s marginal utility schedule. ii. Plot a graph of total and marginal utility.iii. What is the maximum number of shoes that Sharon will consume? Explain
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