1. State the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. Provide an
example to support your answer.
2. What are the shortcomings of the Cardinal Theory of
Utility?
3. List and explain the four properties of indifference
curves.
4. Suppose you really, really like ice cream. You adore ice
cream. Does the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility apply to your
ice cream consumption? Explain.
5. Do you tend to eat more at a fixed-price buffet or when
ordering from an a la...
1. Explain the marginal utility and diminishing marginal
utility. Provide an example of each concept.
2. Explain the income effect and the substitution effect
Explain marginal utility and diminishing marginal utility.
Provide an example of each concept.
Explain the income effect and the substitution effect.
Provide me with one example of the endowment effect.
Explain economic profit and how it is “better” than accounting
profit.
Provide me 3 examples of sunken costs.
Explain how American farmers have utilized the concept of
economies of scale to increase profits.
Use an indifference curve diagram with diminishing marginal
utility to show why unemployment compensation should be less than
100% of pre-unemployment benefits.
A basic feature of the utility function (demand curve) is the
law of diminishing marginal utility. That is, as a person consumes
an item or a product, the satisfaction or utility that they derive
from the product wanes as they consume more and more of that
product. In other words, the price a person is willing to pay (or
the demand) for that product decreases with consumption. However,
our demand for some environmental goods (e.g., clean air/water)
does not wane...
What are the impacts of the law of diminishing marginal utility
gained as it applies to a recent purchase of a good or service?
Specifically, consider how your willingness-to-pay price was
less for purchasing a second unit of a good or service based on
getting less benefit from the second item you consume relative to
the first?
Would you respond to purchasing the second unit if it was sold
at a discounted price?
Do you seek to gain the same...