A. the slope of the indifference curve equals the slope of the budget constraint
B. the indifference curve is tangent to the budget constraint
C. the relative prices of the two goods equals the marginal rate of substitution
D. none of these answers are true
E. all of these answers are true
Related Mcqs:
- Refer to Exhibit 4. Suppose that the consumer must choose between buying socks and belts Also suppose that the consumer’s income is €100 If the price of a belt is €10 and the price of a pair of socks is €5, the consumer will choose to buy the commodity bundle represented b point ?
A. Z
B. X
C. Y
D. the optimal point cannot be determined from this graph - A linear consumption function with a positive slope less than one means that if income increases consumption will ?
A. fall
B. not change
C. fluctuate
D. increase - If the Keynesian consumption function is C = 10 + 0.8 Td when disposable income is Rs1000 total consumption is what ?
A. 0.8
B. 800
C. 810
D. 0.81 - If the consumption of good by one person does not reduce the quantity available by others and nobody can be easily excluded from consumption, we are referring to a ?
A. Private good
B. merit good
C. public good
D. abundant good - Suppose consumer tastes shift toward the consumption of apples Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the impact of this event on the market for apples ?
A. There is an increase in the quantity demanded of apples and in the supply for apples
B. There is an increase in the demand and supply of apples.
C. There is an increase in the demand for apples and a decrease in the supply of apples
D. There is a decrease in the quantity demanded of apples and an increase in the supply for apples
E. There is an increase in the demand for apples and an increase in the quantity supplied of apples. - The limit on the consumption bundles that a consumer can afford is known as ?
A. an indifference curve
B. the budget constraint
C. the marginal rate of substitution
D. the consumption limits - uppose a consumer must choose between the consumption of sandwiches and pizza. If we measure the quantity of pizza on the horizontal axis and the quantity of sandwiches on the vertical axis and if the price of a pizza is Rs10 and the price of a sandwich is Rs5, then the slope of the budget constraint is ?
A. 2
B. 10
C. 1/2
D. 5 - The change in consumption that results when a price change moves the consumer along a given indifference curve is known as the ?
A. inferior effect
B. normal effect
C. substitution effect
D. complementary effect
E. income effect - One of the transmission mechanisms of monetary policy is through consumer demand when interest rates ________ household wealth ________ and consumption _________?
A. rise; increase, increase
B. rise, falls, increase
C. rise, increase, falls
D. rise, falls, falls - A set of interdependent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by the consumer or business user is called a(n) ?
A. retailer
B. wholesaler
C. distribution channel
D. logistics
