How Did the Market Revolution Change the Way Americans Conceived

question 17

Multiple Choice

How did the market revolution change the way Americans conceived of time?

• A) It led Congress to create time zones in 1823.
• B) Clocks increasingly regulated the separation of work and leisure time.
• C) Artisans began spending their lunch hours in political discussions rather than just taking breaks as they worked throughout the day.
• D) It lengthened life expectancy because Americans no longer had to work from sunrise to sunset as they had on farms.
• E) It enhanced the individual American's sense of independence to be able to walk away from work at a certain time.

Evaluate the implications of price changes on consumer welfare through the lens of income effect.

Determine the optimal consumption bundle and its placement relative to the budget constraint.

Apply utility theory to specific examples involving the allocation of a fixed budget across different goods.

Discern the role of utility in making optimal consumption decisions under budget constraints.

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