A consumer’s budget line depictsSelected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.athe utility that an individual would receive from consuming various combinations of two goodsbthe combinations of goods that a person can afford at given prices and incomechow changes in income affect utility for given pricesdthe combinations of goods where marginal utility divided by price is the same for all goods
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A consumer’s budget line depictsSelected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.athe utility that an individual would receive from consuming various combinations of two goodsbthe combinations of goods that a person can afford at given prices and incomechow changes in income affect utility for given pricesdthe combinations of goods where marginal utility divided by price is the same for all goods
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The correct answer is b. A consumer's budget line depicts the combinations of goods that a person can afford at given prices and income. This line represents all possible combinations of two goods that a consumer can purchase, given their income and the prices of the goods. The slope of the budget line reflects the relative price of the two goods. If the price of one good rises relative to the other, the budget line will become steeper. If a consumer's income increases, the budget line will shift outward, indicating that they can afford more of both goods.
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According to the principle of marginal decision-making, in order to make the best of any situation a decision-maker should:Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.aconsider the impact on average costs and benefitsbtake the marginal costs and benefits of the action into accountclook at the total benefits received up to that pointdchoose a consumption level where marginal utility equals priceenever consume a good whose price is less than the marginal utility
Marginal utilitySelected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.ais the same as the extra utility from consuming an additional unit of a good.bincreases as more of a good is consumed.cincreases as the total utility of consuming a good increases.dis the same as the utility of consuming a good.eis the same for all units of a good, but it varies from one consumer to another.
If a consumer's income rises, herSelected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.abudget line shifts outward.bbudget line shifts inward.cbudget line becomes steeper.dopportunity cost of consuming normal goods rises.eopportunity cost of consuming inferior goods rises.
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