Suppose you have spent your entire budget and for all the goods you purchase the marginal utilities per dollar spent are identical. Which of the following is true?
a. You are being irrational.
b. You can increase your utility by reallocating your income.
c. You will reduce your utility if you allocate income in any other way.
d. You are minimizing your marginal utility.
e. You can avoid diminishing marginal utility.
c
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A) 4% B) 3.2% C) 6.4% D) 8%
The cross-price elasticity of demand measures the
A) percentage change in the quantity demanded of one good in one location divided by the price of the same good in another location. B) absolute change in the quantity demanded of one good divided by the absolute change in the price of another good. C) percentage change in the quantity demanded of one good divided by the percentage change in the price of another good. D) percentage change in the price of one good divided by the percentage change in the quantity demanded of another good.