Economic

1) Suppose that a consumer's preferences are well behaved in that properties 4-1 to 4-4 are satisfied and the initial equilibrium consumption bundle consists of 100 units of X and 50 units of Y. If PX decreases such that the new equilibrium consumption bundle is 150 units of X and 75 units of Y, then goods X and Y are:(5pts)

	complements.
	substitutes.
	inferior goods.
	unrelated.

2)Suppose a manager views both quantity and profit as "goods." Such a manager will then have an indifference curve that:(5pts)

	is tangent to the profit curve somewhere between quantities of 0 and 2.5.
	is tangent to the profit curve somewhere between quantities of 2.5 and 5.
	intersects the profit curve at a quantity exactly equal to 2.5.
	intersects the profit curve at a quantity exactly equal to 5.

3) Suppose a manager's preferences depend only on profit. Such a manager will then have an indifference curve that:(5pts)

	is tangent to the profit curve somewhere between quantities of 0 and 2.5.
	is tangent to the profit curve somewhere between quantities of 2.5 and 5.
	is tangent to the profit curve at a quantity exactly equal to 2.5.
	intersects the profit curve at a quantity exactly equal to 5.

4) Suppose that a consumer's preferences are well behaved in that properties 4-1 to 4-4 are satisfied and the initial equilibrium consumption bundle consists of 10 units of X and 25 units of Y. If PY increases such that the new equilibrium consumption bundle is 15 units of X and 10 units of Y, then goods X and Y are: (5pts)

	complements.
	substitutes.
	normal goods.
	unrelated.

5)Suppose we are given that the value of a particular utility function is a constant. That is, U(X,Y) = c. Then, the total derivative of this relation is:

Click here  to see the possible answers if the choices are not visible below. (5pts)

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6)Suppose the following Lagrangian is formed to maximize a consumer's utility subject to her budget constraint:

The first-order conditions for this problem imply:

(5pts)

	MRS = 10.
	PX/PY = 10.
	All of the statements associated with this question are correct.

7)Suppose a consumer has M = $200 to spend on two goods, X and Y. If the per-unit prices of X and Y are respectively given by PX = $2 and PY = $4, then utility maximization subject to a budget constraint can be found from which of the following Lagrangians?

(5pts)

8)What is the maximum amount of good X that can be purchased if X and Y are the only two goods available for purchase and Px = $10, Py = $20, Y = 5, and M = 400?

(5pts)

	80
	20
	40
	30

9) What is the maximum amount of good X that can be purchased if X and Y are the only two goods available for purchase and Px = $10, Py = $20, Y = 0, and M = 400?

(5pts)

	0
	20
	40
	30

10)What is the maximum amount of good Y that can be purchased if X and Y are the only two goods available for purchase and Px = $10, Py = $20, X = 20, and M = 400?

(5pts)

	10
	20
	5
	0

11)What is the maximum amount of good Y that can be purchased if X and Y are the only two goods available for purchase and Px = $10, Py = $20, X = 0, and M = 400?

(5pts)

	10
	20
	5
	0

12)A price increase causes a consumer's "real" income to:

(5pts)

	increase.
	decrease.
	remain unchanged.
	decrease or increase depending on the size of the price change.

13)If the price of good X increases, what will happen to the budget line?

(5pts)

	It will have a parallel shift inward.
	It will have a parallel shift outward.
	It will become steeper.
	It will become flatter.

14)The income effect isolates the change in the consumption of a good caused by the change in:(5pts)

	"real" income.
	the relative prices of two goods.
	consumer preferences.
	None of the statements is correct.

15)If the price of a good Y falls, then the marginal rate of substitution between X and Y:

(5pts)

	increases.
	decreases.
	remains the same.
	depends on whether X and Y are normal or inferior goods, and we cannot tell without that information.

16)Suppose the utility function for a firm manager is U = π + bQ, where Q is output, π is profit, and b is a negative constant. How would the firm's output compare with what it would be if the manager's objective was to maximize profit?

(5pts)

	It would be greater than the profit-maximizing output.
	It would be less than the profit-maximizing output.
	It would be the same as the profit-maximizing output.
	None of the statements is correct.

17) If the slope of the budget line is steeper than the slope of the indifference curve, and X is on the horizontal axis: (5pts)

	the consumer is willing to give up more of good X to get an additional unit of good Y than is necessary under the current market prices.
	MRS > PX/PY.
	MRS = -PX/PY.
	the consumer is willing to give up more of good Y to get an additional unit of good X than is necessary under the current market prices.

18) If the price of a good falls, then the equilibrium consumption of that good:(5pts)

	increases if it is an inferior good.
	decreases if it is a normal good.
	remains the same.
	None of the statements is correct.

19) Kate's money income is $350, the price of X is $4, and the price of Y is $6. Given these prices and income, Kate buys 50 units of X and 25 units of Y. Call this combination of X and Y bundle J. At bundle J, Kate's MRS is 3. At bundle J, if Kate increases consumption of Y by 1 unit, how many units of X can she give up and still reach the same level of utility? (5pts)

	1
	1/3
	3
	2/3

20)Ann's money income is $250, the price of X is $3, and the price of Y is $2. Given these prices and income, Ann buys 60 units of X and 35 units of Y. Call this combination of X and Y bundle J. At bundle J Ann's MRS is 2. Given these prices and income, what is Ann's equilibrium consumption of X?

(5pts)

	X < 60
	X = 60
	X > 60
	None of the statements is correct.