According to this Application, falling home equity values have decreased consumer wealth, which is a measure of a consumer's

Which of the following correctly explains the role of economic agents in a free market?

A) Economic agents set production quotas for sellers in the market. B) Economic agents set prices according to the production cost of each good. C) Economic agents allocate goods to those buyers who need the goods the most. D) Economic agents allocate goods to those buyers who value the goods the most.

Andrew's utility of wealth schedule is depicted in the above table. Andrew is offered a job as a cook which pays $10,000. He is also offered a job as a server which will pay $5,000 if tips are poor and $15,000 if tips are good

There is a 50 percent chance that tips will be poor and a 50 percent chance that tips will be good. Given the nature of Andrew's job offers and his utility of wealth schedule, Andrew will A) accept the offer to work as a server. B) accept the offer to work as a cook. C) be indifferent between working as a cook or a server. D) be unable to reach a decision about which offer to accept.