Figure 7.5The consumer must decide how to split $20 between spending and saving.Refer to Figure 7.5. If the consumer uses cognition to offset present bias, he/she will maximize utility by ________ consumption and ________ saving.
A. increasing; increasing
B. increasing; decreasing
C. decreasing; increasing
D. decreasing; decreasing
Answer: C
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A) only when actual expenditures are greater than desired expenditures. B) only when the economy has just experienced a demand shock. C) whenever aggregate demand is less than aggregate supply. D) at a wage rate at which quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.
If the marginal productivity of labor decreases, then
A) the quantity of labor demanded at every possible wage rate will be less. B) the quantity of labor demanded at every possible wage rate will be higher. C) the quantity of labor demanded will not be affected. D) the demand curve for labor will shift upward and to the right.