If the Marginal Utilities Are Constant for Travel and Food

question 41

Multiple Choice

If the marginal utilities are constant for travel and food and the marginal utility per dollar of travel is 50 and the marginal utility per dollar of food is 30:

• A) the total utility of food and travel is 80.
• B) we can gain 20 units of net utility by spending one less dollar on food and one more dollar on travel.
• C) we can gain 20 units of net utility by spending one more dollar on food and one less dollar on travel.
• D) we can gain 30 units of net utility by spending one less dollar on food and one more dollar on travel.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitter

A chemical substance that transmits signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the brain and nervous system.

Reuptake

Inactivation of a neurotransmitter when membrane transporter proteins bring the transmitter back into the presynaptic axon terminal for reuse.

Peptide Transmitters

Molecules used by neurons to communicate across synapses, consisting of short chains of amino acids, playing roles in many physiological processes.

Synthesized

Synthesized means to have been made by combining different entities, substances, or elements to form a coherent whole, often used in the context of chemicals or data.