Point A is :
Attainable
Not attainable
Desirable and attainable
Desirable and not attainable
A consumer with a given income will maximize their utility when :
The total utility derived from each commodity consumed is equal
The marginal utilities derived from each commodity consumed are proportional to their prices
The marginal utility derived from each commodity is equal
The marginal utility derived from each product consumed is zero
Smoothness of indifference curve means
X and Y are substitutes of each other
X and Y can be consumed in fixed proportion
Perfect divisibility of two goods
Perfect non divisibility of two goods
In Economics the term utility means
Sorrow
Enjoyment
Satisfaction
Development
An indifference curve shows combinations of two goods that:
Could be available to the consumer in a given time period
Would provide the consumer with the same level of satisfaction
A consumer could buy with their given income
Could provide the consumer with similar levels of satisfaction
Consumer's equilibrium is a situation in which a consumer can get _______ satisfaction from his current level of income.
Maximum
Minimum
No
Less
Which of the following statements is NOT true of indifference curves?
They exhibit higher levels of utility as you move from the origin
They are convex to the origin
They are downward sloping
They could intersect
Scale of preference of a consumer is independent of:
Market Price
Scale of preference of other consumer
Income of the consumer
All of the above
Total utility and marginal utility are same when a consumer takes ________ of a commodity.
5th Unit
10th Unit
6th Unit
1st Unit
The formula of marginal utility is
MUn - 1 - MU1
TUn - TUn - 1
TU/MU
TU × MU
