A Consumer Is Currently Spending All of Her Available Income

question 285

Multiple Choice

A consumer is currently spending all of her available income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. At her current consumption bundle, she is spending twice as much on CDs as she is on DVDs. If the consumer has $120 of income and is consuming 10 CDs and 2 DVDs, what is the price of a DVD?

• A)$4
• B)$8
• C)$12
• D)$20

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Definitions:

Relative Poverty

A condition where people are considered poor relative to the living standards of the majority in the society they live in.

Economic Instability

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Foreign Direct Investment

An investment made by a company or individual in one country in business interests in another country, in the form of establishing business operations or acquiring business assets.

Largest Net Recipient

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