Question 1

What is the endowment effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency of people to be unwilling to sell something they already own even if they are offered a price that is greater than what they would be willing to pay to buy the good if they did not already own it
B)  the tendency of people to be unwilling to sell something they already own because of its sentimental value
C)  the tendency of people to overstate the value of a good they already own even though similar items can be purchased at a lower price
D)  the sum total of assets that a person has acquired over the yearsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Eliza consumes 12 cappuccinos and 8 apple turnovers per week.The price of a cappuccino is $4 each and apple turnovers are $1 each.
a.What is the amount of income allocated to cappuccino and apple turnover consumption?
b.What is the price ratio (the price of cappuccinos relative to the price of apple turnovers)?
c.Explain the meaning of the price ratio you computed.
d.If Eliza maximize utility, what is the ratio of the marginal utility of cappuccinos to the marginal utility of apple turnovers?
e.If the price of apple turnovers falls, will Eliza consume more apple turnovers, fewer apple turnovers, or the same amount of apple turnovers? Explain your answer using the rule of equal marginal utility per dollar.

Accepted Answer

a. Income = $56
b. Price of cappuccino ...

Question 3

Figure 10-7
  
The above panels show various combinations of indifference curves and budget constraints for two products: Popcorn and Candy.
-Refer to Figure 10-7.A change in the price of candy only is shown in

Accepted Answer

A)  Panel A.
B)  Panel B.
C)  Panel C.
D)  none of the above panels.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Consider a downward-sloping demand curve.When the price of a normal good increases, the income and substitution effects

Accepted Answer

A)  work in the same direction to increase quantity demanded.
B)  work in the same direction to decrease quantity demanded.
C)  work in opposite directions and quantity demanded increases.
D)  work in opposite directions and quantity demanded decreases.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 10: Consumer Choice and Behavioral Economics

Consider a downward-sloping demand curve.When the price of a normal good increases, the income and substitution effects

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Consider a downward-sloping demand curve.When the price of a normal good increases, the income and substitution effects

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Figure 10-7 The above panels show various combinations of indifference curves and budget constraints for two products: Popcorn and Candy. -Refer to Figure 10-7.A change in the price of candy only is shown in

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