Suppose Joe Is Maximising Total Utility Within His Budget Constraint

question 52

Multiple Choice

Suppose Joe is maximising total utility within his budget constraint.If the price of the last pair of jeans purchased is $25 and it yields 100 units of extra satisfaction and the price of the last shirt purchased is $20, then, using the rule of equal marginal utility per dollar spent, the extra satisfaction received from the last shirt must be

• A)2000 units of utility.
• B)500 units of utility.
• C)100 units of utility.
• D)80 units of utility.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

A measure of how the quantity demanded or supplied of a good changes in response to a change in its price.

Substitutes

Goods or services that can be used in place of each other, fulfilling similar needs or desires.

Price Elasticity

An indication of the extent to which the demand or supply of a product alters following a variation in its price.