A Consumer Will Buy a New Product Rather Than an Existing

question 142

Multiple Choice

A consumer will buy a new product rather than an existing product

• A)when the MU/P of the new product is less than the MU/P of the existing product.
• B)when the substitution of the new product for the old product increases the consumer's total utility.
• C)only if the new product has a lower price than the existing product.
• D)only if the MU of the new product exceeds the MU of the existing product.

Understand the role of bond ratings in assessing default risk.

Describe the impacts of interest rate changes on bonds' market value.

Grasp the concepts of bond coupon payments and how they're determined.

Understand the taxation of imputed interest on zero-coupon bonds.

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