Give the definition of (gross) complements and substitutes. Draw the indifference curves associated with each. Give an intuitive example of each.

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Q: Suppose the unit price of a good rises. Identify how the income effect and the substitution effect…

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Q: If two goods are perfect complements, then which of the following is correctE Goods can be normal or…

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Q: Peter's utility function: U(x, y) = 4x + y Peter's income is 200 and the price of good x is 5 and…

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Q: An indifference curve diagram has movies on the vertical axis and sodas on the horizontal. As the…

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Q: George consumes only two goods, pizza and compact discs. Both are normal goods for George. Suppose…

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Q: At any point on an indifference curve, the slope of the curve measuresthe consumer'sa. income.b.…

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Q: A decrease in the price of Good Y can result in a decrease of the quantity of Good Y demanded by…

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Q: What is the marginal rate of substitution (MRS) for the utility function U(x, y) = x° + y®? The…

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Q: Joe has utility function is U = ln(x) + 2(ln(y)). He has 2 units of x and 8 units of y. Price of x…

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Q: John has a utility function for goods x1 and x2 which is represented by u(x1,x2)=x10.2x20.8. Assume…

A: MU1 = u/x1 = 0.2 x (x2 / x1)0.8 MU2 = u/x2 = 0.8 x (x1 / x2)0.2 MRS = MU1 / MU2 = (0.2 / 0.8) x (x2…

Q: Gabby has the utility function U(X,Y) = X0.y0.26 When Gabby consumes X= 5 and Y=8 she has a marginal…

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Q: Explain how the downward sloping demand curve can be derived using indifference curves and budget…

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Q: Elaborate substitution effect and income effect in case of inferior goods.

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A: Substitutes goods are used in place of each other while complement goods are used together.

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Q: costumer equilibrium by drawing a budget constraint and an indifference curve.

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Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution

MRTS reaches a manufacturer when a part of the product is lowered to sustain the manufacturing level when the other part is extended. It is the level of the quantity that is lowered when one extra volume is used, and the output is unchanged.

Preferences and Utility Analysis

Before understanding what is preference and utility analysis, it is very important to understand the terms preference and utility separately.