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A Consumer Is Consuming a Bundle of Goods in Which

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A consumer is consuming a bundle of goods in which her MRSXY is greater than PX /PY.
a. In a well-labeled diagram, show this situation using a budget constraint and indifference curve.
b. Is the consumer maximizing utility? If not, what should she do to maximize utility?


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Visual Mnemonics

Memory aids that use vivid imagery to link information for easier recall.

Allan Paivio

A psychologist best known for his dual-coding theory, which posits that visual and verbal information are processed and stored differently in the memory.

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Recognizes, determines, or establishes the identity or essential qualities of something.

Serial-Position Effect

The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list more easily than those in the middle.

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