AP Microeconomics Flashcards: Marginal Analysis And Consumer Choice

Study Marginal Analysis And Consumer Choice in AP Microeconomics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Calculate marginal cost if $TC = 100$ and $\triangle Q = 5$ .

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ANSWER

$MC = 20$ . Change in total cost ( $100$ ) divided by change in quantity ( $5$ ).

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A consumer has $8 to spend on paperback books (B) and magazines (M). Books cost $4 each and magazines cost $2 each. Based on the marginal utility and price information in the table, which bundle maximizes utility given the budget? Marginal Utility Schedule

Unit	MU of Books (utils)	MU of Magazines (utils)
1	28	14
2	20	12
3	12	10
4	6	8
5	3	6

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