A Utility-Maximizing Consumer Will

question 12

Multiple Choice

A utility-maximizing consumer will

• A)consume at a point on her budget line
• B)consume each good until its marginal utility is zero
• C)adjust her consumption pattern so that the marginal utilities of all goods are equal
• D)consume more of a good only if its price rises
• E)stop consuming any good whose price rises

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Definitions:

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F-ratio Equation

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