Assuming Max and Bob have identical preferences, identical incomes, and the after-tax price of e-books is higher in Germany than in the U.S. and the after-tax price of printed books is higher in the U.S. than in Germany A. we cannot state with certainty anything about the quantity of e-books and printed books that Max and Bob will buy. B. we can state with certainty that Max will buy the same quantity of e-books and printed books as Bob. C. we can state with certainty that Max will buy relatively fewer e-books and more printed books than Bob. D. we can state with certainty that Max will buy more e-books and more printed books than Bob. E. we can state with certainty that Max will only buy printed books and Bob will only buy e-books. Note:-

Assuming Max and Bob have identical preferences, identical incomes, and the after-tax price of e-books is higher in Germany than in the U.S. and the after-tax price of printed books is higher in the U.S. than in Germany A. we cannot state with certainty anything about the quantity of e-books and printed books that Max and Bob will buy. B. we can state with certainty that Max will buy the same quantity of e-books and printed books as Bob. C. we can state with certainty that Max will buy relatively fewer e-books and more printed books than Bob. D. we can state with certainty that Max will buy more e-books and more printed books than Bob. E. we can state with certainty that Max will only buy printed books and Bob will only buy e-books. Note:-

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter4: Utility Maximization And Choice

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