EBK ECONOMICS FOR TODAY
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Chapter 6, Problem 8SQ
To determine
State of consumer equilibrium.
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If a consumer's marginal utility was 10 utils per unit of meat and 5 utils per unit of potatoes:
a. the consumer should purchase less potatoes and more meat to maximize his satisfaction.
b. the consumer would be in equilibrium if the per-unit price of meat was twice the price of potatoes.
c. the consumer would be in equilibrium if the price per unit of meat was half the price of potatoes.
d. the consumer's total utility could be increased by consuming more potatoes and less meat until the marginal utilities of the two goods were equal.
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their satisfaction within their budget.
B. The marginal benefit is equal to the marginal utility you obtain from consuming one
extra unit of the good.
C. What matters for consumers when they want to decide to buy one more unit of a good
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D. Elasticity can be related to the measure of a percentage change in quantity demanded
divided by the percentage change in the price of a good.
Chapter 6 Solutions
EBK ECONOMICS FOR TODAY
Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 1YTECh. 6.1 - Prob. 2YTECh. 6.2 - Prob. 1YTECh. 6.A - Prob. 1SQPCh. 6.A - Prob. 2SQPCh. 6.A - Prob. 3SQPCh. 6.A - Prob. 1SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 2SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 3SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 4SQ
Ch. 6.A - Prob. 5SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 6SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 7SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 8SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 9SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 10SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 11SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 12SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 13SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 14SQCh. 6.A - Prob. 15SQCh. 6 - Prob. 1SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 2SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 3SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 4SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 5SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 6SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 7SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 8SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 9SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 10SQPCh. 6 - Prob. 1SQCh. 6 - Prob. 2SQCh. 6 - Prob. 3SQCh. 6 - Prob. 4SQCh. 6 - Prob. 5SQCh. 6 - Prob. 6SQCh. 6 - Prob. 7SQCh. 6 - Prob. 8SQCh. 6 - Prob. 9SQCh. 6 - Prob. 10SQCh. 6 - Prob. 11SQCh. 6 - Prob. 12SQCh. 6 - Prob. 13SQCh. 6 - Prob. 14SQCh. 6 - Prob. 15SQCh. 6 - Prob. 16SQCh. 6 - Prob. 17SQCh. 6 - Prob. 18SQCh. 6 - Prob. 19SQCh. 6 - Prob. 20SQ
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