Use the Following for Questions 61-69

question 180

Multiple Choice

Use the following for questions 61-69.

-(Exhibit: Consumer Equilibrium 1) Assume that the price of both goods X and Y is $1 per unit, and you have $10 of income to spend on both goods.To maximize utility, you would consume ________ units of X and _______ units of Y.

• A) 3; 4
• B) 4; 3
• C) 4; 6
• D) 5; 5

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Definitions:

Economic Profits

Economic Profits represent the surplus after subtracting both the explicit and implicit costs from total revenue, depicting a firm's advantage beyond the normal returns.

Normal Rate

Typically refers to an average or commonly occurring value within a specific context, such as an interest rate or growth rate.

Marginal Cost

The increase or decrease in the total cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit.

Fixed Factor

A resource or input whose quantity cannot easily be changed in the short run.