Chapter 06 Consumer Behavior QUESTIONS 1. Complete the following table and answer the questions below: LO1 a. At which rate is total utility increasing: a constant rate‚ a decreasing rate‚ or an increasing rate? How do you know? b. “A rational consumer will purchase only 1 unit of the product represented by these data since that amount maximizes marginal utility.” Do you agree? Explain why or why not. c. “It is possible that a rational consumer will not purchase any units of the product
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1. I believe that this bag is the most appealing and suitable bag both for my client and punk theme. The size of this bag is perfect for my client‚ also it can be held as both a side bag and a hand bag‚ which were both my clients’ first choices. Also the bag is very interesting‚ simple and appealing‚ as it only contains two simple colours‚ but also has badges to make it look punky. Also this bag contains secret pockets both inside and outside the bag to keep the very important personal belongings
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PROBLEM 1 Max has the utility function U(x‚ y) = x(y + 1). The price of x is $2 and the price of y is $1. Income is $10. How much x does Max demand? How much y? If his income doubles and prices stay unchanged‚ will Max’s demand for both goods double? To set his MRS equal to the price ratio‚ Max sets (y+1)/x = 2. His budget constraint is 2x + y = 10. Solve these two equations to find that x=11/4 and y=9/2. If his income doubles and prices stay unchanged‚ his demand for both goods does not double
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Red tama ung wlang highlight mali un.. haha 1 Suppose that a consumer’s income triples. However‚ at the same time‚ both the price of and the price of also triple. This consumer has experienced Response: no change in purchasing power. * Edit Question 2 Suppose the price of is PhP20 and the price of is PhP10 and that good is plotted on the horizontal axis. If the price of doubles and the price of triples‚ leaving the consumer’s income unchanged‚ the budget line Response: will shift out from
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Mill’s defense of the principle of utility: 1. 2. 3. 4. Seeing something proves that it is visible Hence‚ desiring something proves that it is desireable. The only thing that each person ultimately desires is his or her own happiness. Hence‚ the only thing that is ultimately desirable is for a person is his or her own happiness. 5. Hence‚ each person should perform those actions that promote the greatest happiness. Ask yourself: (a) Visibility is a descriptive concept. Is something’s being desirable
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Answer the following questions‚ in at least 350 words‚ about your work culture preference and the resources in Phoenix Career Services: Were you surprised by your results? I was not surprised by the results of the survey. It shows that I am someone who prefers a secure‚ stable environment where the staff is friendly and supportive and the management is considerate and caring. I seek a place that is comfortable and has plenty of opportunity for advancement. All of the items listed seem like criteria
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Perils of Indifference Wiesel develops his assertion by providing references to events in which action‚ rather than indifference‚that could have saved countless lives; for example‚ Wiesel mentions both world wars‚ the assassinations of the Kennedys and Dr. Martin Luther King jr.‚ and also of the numerous civil wars. Wiesel’s purpose is to inspire people to act and help the children in this world that are dying every minute from violence‚ hunger‚ and disease. The intended audience for this speech
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The Dangers of Indifference Indifference is the lack of interest‚ concern‚ or sympathy that indirectly influences Elie Wiesel and Ishmael Beah. Elie Wiesel is a World War II veteran who spreads awareness to the suffering of others in the world through his powerful speeches. Ishmael Beah is a former child soldier and a Civil War survivor who‚ like Wiesel‚ spreads awareness to those whom are silenced in the world. Both men had fallen to be victims of indifference‚ for both were abandoned by society
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ending oppression‚ hatred‚ and racism. Such themes are the underlying basis of his message in his speech The Perils of Indifference. The horrors he faced as a boy forged the man that would go on to write all of these magnificent works; the neglect and ignorance of those events that occurred during the Holocaust influenced and inspired him to warn people of the dangerous woes of indifference. Lecturing an audience for any extended period of time is never an ideal way to convey one’s message effectively
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Martinez Mrs. Lesosky Pre-Ap English II 18 March 2013 The Perils of Indifference Analysis At the end‚ and the start of a new millennium‚ or world has witnessed both atrocities and amazing displays of human compassion. In The Perils of Indifference Elie Wiesel successfully portrays his thoughts by applying anaphora’s‚ and the distribution of both ethos and pathos. Throughout his speech Wiesel repeats the word indifference quite often. An anaphora is the repetition of the same word or group of
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