You Have Two Options for How to Spend the Afternoon

question 34

Multiple Choice

You have two options for how to spend the afternoon. You can either go see a movie with your roommate or work as a tutor for the Math Department. From experience, you know that going to see a movie gives you $20 worth of enjoyment, and with your student discount, a movie ticket only costs $12. If you spend the afternoon working as a math tutor, you will get paid $45. On a typical day, you wouldn't be willing to spend the afternoon working as a math tutor for less than $35. What is your opportunity cost of seeing a movie this afternoon?

• A)$8
• B)$12
• C)$22
• D)$57

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Definitions:

Normal Good

A good for which demand increases as the income of consumers increases and vice versa, all else being constant.

WARP

WARP, or the Weak Axiom of Revealed Preference, is an economic principle stating that if a consumer chooses one bundle of goods over another when both are available, then they will not choose the second bundle when the first one remains available.

Perfect Complements

Goods that are always consumed together in fixed proportions because their consumption provides utility only when combined, such as left and right shoes.

Income Effect

The change in an individual's consumption choices that results from a change in their real income or purchasing power.