Table 21-2
a Consumer Likes Two Goods: Pizza and Beer

question 95

Multiple Choice

Table 21-2
A consumer likes two goods: pizza and beer. The five bundles shown in the following table lie on the same indifference curve for the consumer.
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$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Bundle } & \text { Pizza } & \text { Beer } \\\hline \text { A } & 6 & 9 \\\hline \text { B } & 6 & 7 \\\hline \text { C } & 6 & 5 \\\hline \text { D } & 9 & 5 \\\hline \text { E } & 10 & 5 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 21-2. Which of the following statements regarding these bundles is correct?

• A)The goods are perfect substitutes for this consumer.
• B)The goods are perfect complements for this consumer.
• C)These bundles illustrate the property that indifference curves are bowed inward, but not to a 90-degree angle.
• D)These bundles violate the property that indifference curves do not cross.

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

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