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Chapter 21 - The Theory of Consumer Choice
Chapter 21 - The Theory of Consumer Choice
2. A budget constraint
a. shows the consumption bundles that a consumer can afford.
b. reflects the desire by consumers to increase their income.
c. represents the bundles of consumption that make a consumer equally happy.
d. shows the prices that a consumer chooses to pay for products he consumes.
ANSWER: a. shows the consumption bundles that a consumer can afford.
11. When a consumer reaches the highest indifference curve possible, she has maximized
her
a. income.
b. utility.
c. preferences.
d. substitution effect.
ANSWER: b. utility.