A Consumer Is Currently Spending All of Her Available Income

question 285

Multiple Choice

A consumer is currently spending all of her available income on two goods: music CDs and DVDs. At her current consumption bundle, she is spending twice as much on CDs as she is on DVDs. If the consumer has $120 of income and is consuming 10 CDs and 2 DVDs, what is the price of a DVD?

• A)$4
• B)$8
• C)$12
• D)$20

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Definitions:

Money Spread

The difference between two prices or rates, often used to describe the gap between bid and ask prices in financial markets.

Call Option

A financial contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other assets at a predetermined price within a set time frame.

Covered Call

An options strategy where an investor holds a long position in an asset and sells call options on that same asset to generate income from the option premiums.

Exchange-Traded Options

Options contracts that are traded on a regulated exchange rather than being dealt with privately between two parties.