The Following Figure Shows a Portion of a Consumer's Indifference

question 76

Multiple Choice

The following figure shows a portion of a consumer's indifference map and budget lines.The price of good Y is $7 and the consumer's income is $700.Let the consumer begin in utility-maximizing equilibrium at point A on indifference curve I.Next the price of good X changes so that the consumer moves to a new utility-maximizing equilibrium at point B on indifference curve II.The total effect of the change in the price of X is

• A)+12
• B)+10
• C)-10
• D)+32
• E)+42

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Definitions:

Processing Department

A division within a factory where a specific type of production activity or process takes place.

Work in Process

Inventory category referring to goods that are in the process of being manufactured but are not yet completed.

Process Costing

Process costing is a method of assigning production costs to units of output in industries where the products are indistinguishable from each other and produced in a continuous process.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns an average cost to each unit of inventory, factoring in both the cost and quantity of goods available.