Joanna Is Deciding Between Consuming Good X and Good Y

question 54

Multiple Choice

Joanna is deciding between consuming Good X and Good Y.At her current level of consumption,her marginal utility per dollar for Good X is greater than the marginal utility per dollar for Good Y.To achieve the consumer optimum,Joanna needs to

• A) consume more of Good Y until the marginal utility per dollar for Good Y is greater than the marginal utility for Good X.
• B) consume more of Good X until the marginal utility per dollar for Good Y is greater than the marginal utility for Good X.
• C) consume more of both Good X and Good Y until the marginal utility per dollar for Good Y is greater than the marginal utility for Good X.
• D) consume more of Good X or less of Good Y until the marginal utility per dollar for Good X and Good Y is equal.
• E) continue at her current level of consumption.

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Identify factors contributing to differences in compensation, including compensating differentials and human capital investment.

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Definitions:

Pareto Optimal

A state of allocation of resources from which it is impossible to reallocate to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.

Competitive Equilibrium

A state in markets where supply equals demand, and no participant has an incentive to change their behavior.

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