With All Things Being Equal, Which Is the MOST Likely

question 4

Multiple Choice

With all things being equal, which is the MOST likely prediction for a couple with a daughter and son?

• A) The daughter will be more likely to graduate from college, but the son will earn more.
• B) The son will be more likely to graduate from college and earn more.
• C) Both the daughter and son will be equally likely to graduate from college and earn roughly the same pay.
• D) The daughter will be more likely to graduate from college and earn more.

Interpret the slope of a consumer's budget constraint and its economic significance.

Explain the conditions under which indifference curves can have atypical shapes and what these shapes indicate about consumer preferences.

Recognize the possibility of abnormal consumer responses to income and price changes, including Giffen goods and inferior goods.

Apply consumer choice theory to analyze real-world economic situations and experiments.

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