If a consumer is spending all of his/her income in a manner where MUa / Pa is greater than MUb / Pb, then the consumer:
a. is maximizing his/her utility.
b. should increase his/her purchases of B and decrease the purchases of A.
c. should spend more money on both goods.
d. should spend less money on both goods.
e. should increase the purchases of A and decrease the purchases of B.
e
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A group of firms acting together to limit output, raise price, and increase economic profit is a called a
A) duopoly. B) monopolistic oligopoly. C) competitive oligopoly. D) cartel. E) multi-firm competitive monopoly.
Economists estimated that the cross-price elasticity of demand for beer and wine is -0.83 and the income elasticity of wine is 5.03. This means that
A) beer and wine are substitutes and wine is a luxury good. B) beer and wine are substitutes and wine is an inferior good. C) beer and wine are complements and wine is a luxury good. D) beer and wine are complements and wine is an inferior good.