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WorksheetsConsumer Equilibrium
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
In one commodity case the marginal utility curve slopes downward from
Right to left
left to right
Straight line
None of the above
Normative Economics shows
Actual economic situation
Ideal economic situation
What is?
none of these
Macro economics deals with
Individual units
Individual Demand
Aggregative units
all of these
This graph shows a consumer's total utility from eating hamburgers in a single meal.
Which of the following characteristics of the TU function is explained by the law of diminishing marginal utility?
the fact that the TU function slopes upward for some of the total utility curve
the fact that TU function's slope starts steep but decreases until the 3rd hamburger and then becomes downward sloping
the fact that the TU function starts at 0
the fact that the TU function is always positive
the fact that the TU depends on the quantity demanded
With the increase in consumption by one unit of the commodity, TU increases from 150 to 180, then MU is
50
1.2
30
0.833
The rate at which TU change in indicated by
MU
TU
Both option 1&2
None of the above
Consumer equilibrium occurs when ...
they have spent all of their income.
a person consumes quantities of three goods.
a person consumes quantities of two goods.
satisfaction is maximised for a given level of income.
Which of the shaded area in the diagrams below represents total utility?
A consumer consumes only two goods X and Y whose prices are Rs 3 and Rs 4 respectively. If the consumer chooses a combination of the two goods with MU of X equal to 4 and that of Y equal of 3, then the consumer will______
Buy more units of both X and Y
Buy more units of Y and less of X
Buy more units of X and less of Y
Buy less units of the both, X and Y
With the increase in consumption by one unit of the commodity, TU increases from 150 to 180, then MU is
50
1.2
30
0.833
