Table 7-2
Table 7-2 above shows Keira's utility from soup and sandwiches. The price of soup is $2 per cup and the price of a sandwich is $3. Keira has $18 to spend on these two goods.
-Refer to Table 7-2.Holding prices constant,when Keira's income changed from $18 to $23,what happens to her total utility and to the marginal utilities of the last cup of soup and the last sandwich purchased?
A) Her total utility increases but the marginal utilities of the last cup of soup and the last sandwich consumed decrease.
B) Her total utility, the marginal utility of the last cup of soup consumed, and the marginal utility of the last sandwich consumed all increase.
C) Her total utility decreases but the marginal utilities of the last cup of soup and the last sandwich consumed increase.
D) Her total utility and the marginal utility of the last cup of soup consumed increase but marginal utility of the last sandwich consumed decreases.
E) Her total utility and the marginal utility of the last sandwich consumed increase but marginal utility of the last cup of soup consumed decreases.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q2: Marginal utility is the
A)total satisfaction received from
Q7: Marginal utility can be
A)negative.
B)zero.
C)positive.
D)positive, negative, or zero.
Q16: Utility is
A)easily measured in units called utils.
B)subjective