Suppose Lizzie Consumes Soda and Pizza

question 278

Multiple Choice

Suppose Lizzie consumes soda and pizza.If the last bottle of soda she drinks provides 100 units of utility per dollar while the last slice of pizza she eats provides 300 units of utility per dollar,

• A) the demand curve for soda must have shifted outward.
• B) the demand curve for pizza must have shifted inward.
• C) Lizzie should buy more pizza and less soda to maximize her utility.
• D) the indifference curve for soda and pizza must have rotated inward.
• E) the marginal rate of substitution between soda and pizza equals 3.

Identify examples of fixed, variable, and sunk costs in various business scenarios.

Compute fixed costs from total costs and variable costs.

Understand the distinction between accounting profit and economic profit.

Calculate accounting profit using total revenue and explicit costs.

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