If Fred's marginal rate of substitution of salad for pizza equals 5, then
A) he would give up 5 pizzas to get the next salad.
B) he would give up 5 salads to get the next pizza.
C) he will eat five times as much pizza as salad.
D) he will eat five times as much salad as pizza.
B
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Suppose a professor announces at the beginning of a course that he will give no failing grades because they are too damaging to self-esteem. How does such a policy affect equality and efficiency?
The substitution effect can be defined as:
A. the change in consumption that results from a change in the relative price of goods. B. the change in consumption that results from increased effective wealth due to lower prices. C. the change in consumption that results from increased effective wealth due to getting a raise. D. the change in income that results from increased effective consumption due to lower prices