Summary: Micro-Economie 3.2
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Consumer choice
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3 assumptions about consumer preferences are:
completeness
transivity
reflexivity -
What does an indifference curve show?
a set of consumption bundles about which the individual is indifferent -
What is a Cobb-Douglas utility function
U(x,y)=x^ay^b -
What does a straight Indifference curve say about the substitution
That means that the good is easily substituable -
What does a convex indifference curve mean
That means that the good is more complementary -
Utility maximization
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What is a budget constraint?
A curve that describes the entire set of consumption bundles a consumer can purchase when spending all income -
What are the 3 assumptions about the budget constraint?
1. each good has a fixed price and the consumer can buy as much of the good as he wants as long as he has the income to pay for it
2. The consumer has a fixed income to spend
3. the consumer can not save of borrow -
What is a feasible bundle?
The bundles under the budgetconstraint, that are the bundles the consumer can afford. -
What is the slope of the budgetconstraint?
-Px/Py -
How can you maximize the utilization?
MRS=Px/Py
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