Mr Smith Is Consuming Beer and Wine

question 436

Multiple Choice

Mr. Smith is consuming beer and wine. At his current level of consumption, the marginal utility per dollar is 30 units for beer and 20 units for wine. Mr. Smith should

• A) consume twice as much beer as wine.
• B) consume twice as much wine as beer.
• C) increase his consumption of beer relative to wine.
• D) increase his consumption of wine relative to beer.

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Definitions:

Intermittent Reinforcement

A learning process in which a response is rewarded only part of the time, leading to more resilient behaviors.

Resistance To Extinction

The ability of learned behaviors to persist despite a lack of reinforcement or rewards.

Delayed Reinforcement

The presentation of a reward or punishment after a time delay following the desired or undesired behavior.

Fixed-Ratio Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses.