Asked by Elizabeth Ridgeway on Jun 01, 2024
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Suppose that your demand schedule for jeans is shown in the table below.
A)Your total utility from 5 pairs of jeans would be ____.
B)Your marginal utility for the fifth pair would be ____.
C)If the price of jeans were $10 a pair,your consumer surplus would be ____.
Price Quantity Demanded Marginal Utility Total Utility $601$502$403$254$105\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Price } & \text { Quantity Demanded } & \text { Marginal Utility } & \text { Total Utility } \\\hline \$ 60 & 1 & & \\\hline \$ 50 & 2 & & \\\hline \$ 40 & 3 & & \\\hline \$ 25 & 4 & & \\\hline \$ 10 & 5 & & \\\hline\end{array} Price $60$50$40$25$10 Quantity Demanded 12345 Marginal Utility Total Utility
Total Utility
The entire enjoyment experienced from the use of a particular quantity of goods or services.
Marginal Utility
The supplementary enjoyment or advantage gained by a customer from the consumption of one more unit of a good or service.
Consumer Surplus
The difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good or service relative to its market price, indicating the economic benefit to consumers.
- Grasp the essence of marginal utility and its significance in affecting consumer options.
- Find the combined utility using the data given.
- Infer marginal utility following transitions in total utility.
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Zybrea KnightJun 04, 2024
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Price Quantity Demanded Marginal Utility Total Utility $601$60$60$502$50$110$403$40$150$254$25$175$105$10$185\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Price } & \text { Quantity Demanded } & \text { Marginal Utility } & \text { Total Utility } \\\hline \$ 60 & 1 & \$ 60 & \$ 60 \\\hline \$ 50 & 2 & \$ 50 & \$ 110 \\\hline \$ 40 & 3 & \$ 40 & \$ 150 \\\hline \$ 25 & 4 & \$ 25 & \$ 175 \\\hline \$ 10 & 5 & \$ 10 & \$ 185 \\\hline\end{array} Price $60$50$40$25$10 Quantity Demanded 12345 Marginal Utility $60$50$40$25$10 Total Utility $60$110$150$175$185
A)$185
B)$10
C)$185 - $50 = $135
A)$185
B)$10
C)$185 - $50 = $135
Learning Objectives
- Grasp the essence of marginal utility and its significance in affecting consumer options.
- Find the combined utility using the data given.
- Infer marginal utility following transitions in total utility.