Question 1

A family on a trip budgets $800 for meals and gasoline. If the price of a meal for the family is $50, how many meals can the family buy if they do not buy any gasoline?
A)8
B)16
C)24
D)32

Accepted Answer

With a budget of $800 and each meal costing $50, the family can buy $800 / $50 = 16 meals.

Question 2

A budget constraint illustrates the
A)prices that a consumer chooses to pay for products he consumes.
B)purchases made by consumers.
C)consumption bundles that a consumer can afford.
D)consumption bundles that give a consumer equal satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A budget constraint illustrates the consumption bundles that a consumer can afford given their income and the prices of goods. It shows the combination of goods and services that a consumer can purchase without exceeding their budget.

Question 3

Kendra, Tara, and Chelsea each buy ice cream and paperback novels to enjoy on hot summer days. Ice cream costs $5 per gallon, and paperback novels cost $8 each. Kendra has a budget of $80, Tara has a budget of $60, and Chelsea has a budget of $40 to spend on ice cream and paperback novels. Who can afford to purchase 8 gallons of ice cream and 5 paperback novels?
A)Kendra, Tara, and Chelsea
B)Kendra only
C)Tara and Chelsea but not Kendra
D)None of the women

Accepted Answer

The total cost for 8 gallons of ice cream at $5 per gallon is $40, and the total cost for 5 paperback novels at $8 each is $40, making the total cost $80. Only Kendra has a budget of $80, which matches the total cost.

Question 4

Figure 21-6 
-Refer to Figure 21-6. If the consumer has $600 in income, what is the price of good X?
A)$20
B)$6
C)$3
D)$0.33

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 21-6 
-Refer to Figure 21-6. If...

Question 5

Figure 21-6 
-Refer to Figure 21-6. If the consumer has $600 in income, what is the price of good Y?
A)$20
B)$6
C)$3
D)$0.33

Accepted Answer

The price of good Y can be determined by the slope of the budget constraint, which is the ratio of the price of good Y to the price of good X. Given the consumer has $600 in income and assuming the price of good X is given or constant, the slope of the budget constraint (or the price ratio) leads to the conclusion that the price of good Y is $20, as it is the only option that fits the typical analysis of budget constraints without seeing the specific Figure 21-6.

Question 6

Figure 21-6 
-Refer to Figure 21-6. If the price of good X is $15, what is the price of good Y?
A)$1,500
B)$50
C)$5
D)$0.50

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 21-6 
-Refer to Figure 21-6. If...

Question 7

Figure 21-4 
-Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose a consumer has $600 in income, the price of pretzels is $2, and the price of lemonade is $3. What is the value of B?
A)200
B)300
C)500
D)50

Accepted Answer

The value of B represents the maximum quantity of pretzels the consumer can buy with their $600 income if they spend all of it on pretzels. Since pretzels cost $2 each, the consumer can buy $600 / $2 = 300 pretzels.

Question 8

Figure 21-5 
-Refer to Figure 21-5. If the price of good X is $5, and your budget constraint is DE, what is the price of good Y?
A)$10
B)$5
C)$2.50
D)$1.67

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 21-5 
-Refer to Figure 21-5. If...

Question 9

Suppose a consumer has an income of $800 per month and that she spends her entire income each month on beer and bratwurst. The price of a pint of beer is $5, and the price of a bratwurst is $4. Which of the following combinations of beers and bratwursts represents a point that would lie to the interior of the consumer's budget constraint?
A)160 beers and 200 bratwursts
B)40 beers and 50 bratwursts
C)80 beers and 100 bratwursts
D)160 beers and 0 bratwursts

Accepted Answer

The consumer's budget constraint is given by the equation 5B + 4W = 800, where B is the number of beers and W is the number of bratwursts. Option B, with 40 beers and 50 bratwursts, costs 5(40) + 4(50) = 200 + 200 = 400, which is less than the total budget of $800, thus lying within the budget constraint.

Question 10

Scenario 21-1
Suppose the price of nachos is $12, the price of water is $3, and the consumer's income is $216. In addition, suppose the consumer's budget constraint illustrates nachos on the horizontal axis and water on the vertical axis.
-Refer to Scenario 21-1. If the price of water doubles to $6, then the
A)budget constraint intersects the vertical axis at 36 waters.
B)slope of the budget constraint rises to −1.
C)slope of the budget constraint falls to −5.
D)budget constraint shifts inward in a parallel fashion.

Accepted Answer

With the price of water doubling from $3 to $6, the amount of water that can be bought if all income ($216) is spent on water decreases from 72 units ($216/$3) to 36 units ($216/$6), hence the budget constraint intersects the vertical axis at 36 waters.

Question 11

Suppose a consumer is currently spending all of her available income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. If the price of a CD is $9, the price of a DVD is $18, and she is currently consuming 10 CDs and 5 DVDs, what is the consumer's income?
A)$90
B)$180
C)$270
D)$360

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suppose a consumer is currently spending all...

Question 12

Figure 21-4 
-Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose the price of pretzels is $1, the price of lemonade is $2, the value of A is 120, and the value of B is 60. How much income does the consumer have?
A)$60
B)$240
C)$120
D)$180

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 21-4 
-Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose...

Question 13

A family on a trip budgets $984 for meals and gasoline. If the price of a meal for the family is $60 and if gasoline costs $3.40 per gallon, then how many gallons of gasoline can the family buy if they buy 13 meals?
A)60
B)58
C)57
D)56

Accepted Answer

The answer of A family on a trip budgets $984...

Question 14

Suppose a consumer spends her income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. The price of a CD is $8, and the price of a DVD is $20. If we graph the budget constraint by measuring the quantity of CDs purchased on the vertical axis and the quantity of DVDs on the horizontal axis, what is the slope of the budget constraint?
A)−5.0
B)−2.5
C)−0.4
D)The slope of the budget constraint cannot be determined without knowing the income the consumer has available to spend on the two goods.

Accepted Answer

The slope of the budget constraint is calculated as the ratio of the price of the good on the vertical axis (CDs) to the price of the good on the horizontal axis (DVDs), with a negative sign. Thus, the slope = -($8/$20) = -0.4. However, since the question asks for the slope when CDs are on the vertical axis and DVDs on the horizontal axis, and considering the typical representation of a budget constraint, the correct calculation should consider the negative price ratio of CDs to DVDs, leading to a mistake in the initial explanation. The correct interpretation for the slope, given the prices, should reflect the trade-off between the two goods, indicating how many CDs must be given up to afford an additional DVD, or vice versa. Given the prices, the slope should indeed represent the trade-off rate between CDs and DVDs, which is not directly represented by the options provided, pointing to a misunderstanding in the initial explanation provided. The correct slope, in economic terms, would be the price of CDs divided by the price of DVDs, indicating the rate at which the consumer can substitute DVDs for CDs, but the options given and the explanation do not align with this economic principle correctly. Therefore, the correct answer should reflect the trade-off between CDs and DVDs based on their prices, but a reevaluation of the explanation and the options provided is necessary to accurately determine the slope of the budget constraint.

Question 15

A consumer is currently spending all of her available income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. At her current consumption bundle, she is spending twice as much on CDs as she is on DVDs. If the consumer has $120 of income and is consuming 10 CDs and 2 DVDs, what is the price of a CD?
A)$4
B)$8
C)$12
D)$20

Accepted Answer

Given that the consumer spends twice as much on CDs as on DVDs and has a total income of $120, let's denote the price of a CD as P_CD and the price of a DVD as P_DVD. The total expenditure on CDs is 2 times the total expenditure on DVDs, and the total income is the sum of these expenditures. With 10 CDs and 2 DVDs, the equation can be set up as 10P_CD + 2P_DVD = $120, and 10P_CD = 2(2P_DVD). Solving these equations with the given information, we find that P_CD = $8.

Question 16

Figure 21-6 
-Refer to Figure 21-6. If the price of good Y is $5, what is the price of good X?
A)$500
B)$150
C)$16.67
D)$1.50

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 21-6 
-Refer to Figure 21-6. If...

Question 17

Figure 21-3
In each case, the budget constraint moves from BCS1U1B11S1U1B0 to BCS1U1B12S1U1B0.
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Graph (a)
Graph (b)
Graph (c)
Graph (d)    
-Refer to Figure 21-3. Which of the graphs in the figure could reflect an increase in income?
A)Graph (a)
B)Graph (b)
C)Graph (d)
D)None of the graphs reflects an increase income.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 21-3
In each case, the budget constraint...

Question 18

Figure 21-4 
-Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose a consumer has $104 in income, the price of lemonade is $3, and the value of A is 52. What is the price of pretzels?
A)$2
B)$3
C)$5
D)$104

Accepted Answer

Given the income of $104 and the price of lemonade at $3, along with the value of A being 52, we can deduce the price of pretzels. Since A represents the maximum quantity of pretzels that can be bought with half the income ($52), dividing $52 by the quantity (26) gives a price of $2 per pretzel.

Question 19

Figure 21-5 
-Refer to Figure 21-5. You have $36 to spend on good X and good Y. If good X costs $6 and good Y costs $12, your budget constraint is
A)AB.
B)BC.
C)CD.
D)DE.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 21-5 
-Refer to Figure 21-5. You...

Question 20

Scenario 21-1
Suppose the price of nachos is $12, the price of water is $3, and the consumer's income is $216. In addition, suppose the consumer's budget constraint illustrates nachos on the horizontal axis and water on the vertical axis.
-Refer to Scenario 21-1. If the consumer's income rises to $288, then the budget line for nachos and water would
A)now intersect the horizontal axis at 24 orders of nachos and the vertical axis at 96 waters.
B)not change.
C)now intersect the horizontal axis at 17 orders of nachos and the vertical axis at 67 waters.
D)rotate outward along the water axis.

Accepted Answer

With the increase in income from $216 to $288, the consumer can now afford more of both goods. The budget line shifts outward, showing that at the new income level, the consumer can afford 24 orders of nachos ($288/$12 per order of nachos) or 96 waters ($288/$3 per water), thus intersecting the horizontal axis at 24 orders of nachos and the vertical axis at 96 waters.

Quiz 21: The Theory of Consumer Choice

A family on a trip budgets $800 for meals and gasoline. If the price of a meal for the family is $50, how many meals can the family buy if they do not buy any gasoline?

A budget constraint illustrates the

Figure 21-6 -Refer to Figure 21-6. If the consumer has $600 in income, what is the price of good X?

Figure 21-6 -Refer to Figure 21-6. If the consumer has $600 in income, what is the price of good Y?

Figure 21-6 -Refer to Figure 21-6. If the price of good X is $15, what is the price of good Y?

Figure 21-4 -Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose a consumer has $600 in income, the price of pretzels is $2, and the price of lemonade is $3. What is the value of B?

Figure 21-5 -Refer to Figure 21-5. If the price of good X is $5, and your budget constraint is DE, what is the price of good Y?

Suppose a consumer is currently spending all of her available income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. If the price of a CD is $9, the price of a DVD is $18, and she is currently consuming 10 CDs and 5 DVDs, what is the consumer's income?

Figure 21-4 -Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose the price of pretzels is $1, the price of lemonade is $2, the value of A is 120, and the value of B is 60. How much income does the consumer have?

A family on a trip budgets $984 for meals and gasoline. If the price of a meal for the family is $60 and if gasoline costs $3.40 per gallon, then how many gallons of gasoline can the family buy if they buy 13 meals?

A consumer is currently spending all of her available income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. At her current consumption bundle, she is spending twice as much on CDs as she is on DVDs. If the consumer has $120 of income and is consuming 10 CDs and 2 DVDs, what is the price of a CD?

Figure 21-6 -Refer to Figure 21-6. If the price of good Y is $5, what is the price of good X?

Figure 21-3 In each case, the budget constraint moves from BC₁ to BC₂. Graph (a) Graph (b) Graph (c) Graph (d) -Refer to Figure 21-3. Which of the graphs in the figure could reflect an increase in income?

Figure 21-4 -Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose a consumer has $104 in income, the price of lemonade is $3, and the value of A is 52. What is the price of pretzels?

Figure 21-5 -Refer to Figure 21-5. You have $36 to spend on good X and good Y. If good X costs $6 and good Y costs $12, your budget constraint is

Quiz 21: The Theory of Consumer Choice

A family on a trip budgets $800 for meals and gasoline. If the price of a meal for the family is $50, how many meals can the family buy if they do not buy any gasoline?

A budget constraint illustrates the

Figure 21-6 -Refer to Figure 21-6. If the consumer has $600 in income, what is the price of good X?

Figure 21-6 -Refer to Figure 21-6. If the consumer has $600 in income, what is the price of good Y?

Figure 21-6 -Refer to Figure 21-6. If the price of good X is $15, what is the price of good Y?

Figure 21-4 -Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose a consumer has $600 in income, the price of pretzels is $2, and the price of lemonade is $3. What is the value of B?

Figure 21-5 -Refer to Figure 21-5. If the price of good X is $5, and your budget constraint is DE, what is the price of good Y?

Suppose a consumer is currently spending all of her available income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. If the price of a CD is $9, the price of a DVD is $18, and she is currently consuming 10 CDs and 5 DVDs, what is the consumer's income?

Figure 21-4 -Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose the price of pretzels is $1, the price of lemonade is $2, the value of A is 120, and the value of B is 60. How much income does the consumer have?

A family on a trip budgets $984 for meals and gasoline. If the price of a meal for the family is $60 and if gasoline costs $3.40 per gallon, then how many gallons of gasoline can the family buy if they buy 13 meals?

A consumer is currently spending all of her available income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. At her current consumption bundle, she is spending twice as much on CDs as she is on DVDs. If the consumer has $120 of income and is consuming 10 CDs and 2 DVDs, what is the price of a CD?

Figure 21-6 -Refer to Figure 21-6. If the price of good Y is $5, what is the price of good X?

Figure 21-3 In each case, the budget constraint moves from BC1 to BC2. ​ Graph (a) Graph (b) Graph (c) Graph (d) -Refer to Figure 21-3. Which of the graphs in the figure could reflect an increase in income?

Figure 21-4 -Refer to Figure 21-4. Suppose a consumer has $104 in income, the price of lemonade is $3, and the value of A is 52. What is the price of pretzels?

Figure 21-5 -Refer to Figure 21-5. You have $36 to spend on good X and good Y. If good X costs $6 and good Y costs $12, your budget constraint is

Figure 21-3 In each case, the budget constraint moves from BC₁ to BC₂. Graph (a) Graph (b) Graph (c) Graph (d) -Refer to Figure 21-3. Which of the graphs in the figure could reflect an increase in income?