Utility is:
A. a quantitative measure of consumers’ preferences.
B. an objective measure of a person’s happiness.
C. as difficult to measure as an individual's income level.
D. a meaningful number measuring a consumer’s precise level of satisfaction.
A. a quantitative measure of consumers’ preferences.
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As the general price level in the country of Norweinshire rose, the average interest rate in the economy increased, thereby lowering aggregate expenditure. This relationship between price level, interest rate, and aggregate expenditure is referred to as the:
a. total price effect. b. interest rate effect. c. wealth effect. d. real-balance effect. e. income effect.