Suppose That Erin Spends All of Her Income on Two

question 51

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Erin spends all of her income on two goods,pizza and fiction novels.If the price of pizza rises,then

• A) the current marginal utility per dollar spent on pizza will rise.
• B) the current marginal utility per dollar spent on pizza will fall.
• C) the current marginal utility per dollar spent on fiction novels will rise.
• D) the current marginal utility per dollar spent on fiction novels will fall.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped frequency distribution curve that is symmetrical about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.

Confounding Variables

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Extraneous Variables

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Participants' Reactivity

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