Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 111

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Table: Choice with Uncertainty) Look at the table Choice with Uncertainty. Suppose the probability that the sitcom does not make it to television is 30%, that it makes it to television but is not the most viewed show in its time slot is 50%, and that it makes it to television and is the most viewed show in its time slot is 20%. Given this information, Norman, as a utility maximizer:

• A) should keep his teaching job.
• B) should quit his teaching job and go to Hollywood.
• C) will be indifferent between leaving and staying, because his expected income is the same whether he stays a teacher or moves to Hollywood.
• D) will be indifferent between leaving and staying, because his expected total utility is the same whether he stays a teacher or moves to Hollywood.

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Definitions:

Average Inventory

The mean stock level held by a business over a certain period of time, calculated to manage and evaluate inventory efficiently.

Aggregate Supply Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the total output produced by an economy and the price level for output, over a period.

Actual Price Level

The current index of prices for goods and services, reflecting inflation or deflation in an economy.

Short-run

A period in which at least one input is fixed while others can be varied to change the level of output.