Ying and Fei's Marginal Rate of Substitution of Purses for Shoes

question 80

Multiple Choice

Ying and Fei's marginal rate of substitution of purses for shoes is 2.5. Assuming the allocation of purses and shoes is Pareto efficient, the price ratio of purses to shoes is ____.

• A) 2.5
• B) 4
• C) 2
• D) 5

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Definitions:

Ore

Naturally occurring minerals or rock from which valuable metals or other elements can be extracted profitably.

Marginal Rate of Substitution

The rate at which a consumer is willing to trade one good for another while maintaining the same level of utility.

Pareto Optimal

An arrangement of resources where it is unworkable to elevate any person’s or preference's state without concurrently depreciating another’s.

Blue Price

This term does not have a widely recognized definition and could refer to specific market jargon or a particular pricing strategy.