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Consumer Behaviour Cardinal And Ordinal Utility Analysis — Important Questions

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68 important questions from Consumer Behaviour Cardinal And Ordinal Utility Analysis for ICSE Class 12 Economics, with answers.

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In an indifference schedule, Geeta has bundles: 1 food and 12 clothing; 2 food and 8 clothing; 3 food and 5 clothing. What is the total clothing given up to obtain the third unit of food, and what is the diminishing MRS pattern?

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7 clothing units in total; MRS falls from 4 to 3

From 1 to 2 food, Geeta gives up 4 clothing. From 2 to 3 food, she gives up 3 clothing. Total clothing given up to reach 3 food is 7 units, and MRS falls from 4 to 3.

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For a good, TU is 10, 18, 24, 28, 30, 30, and 28 for the first seven units. What are the marginal utilities of the 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 7th units?

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8, 2, 0, and -2 units of utility

MU is the change in TU. So MU2 = 18 - 10 = 8, MU5 = 30 - 28 = 2, MU6 = 30 - 30 = 0, and MU7 = 28 - 30 = -2.

3multiple choice
3 marks

A consumer spends ₹24 on X and Y. Px = ₹2, Py = ₹3. The marginal utilities are MUx = 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 for X and MUy = 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9 for Y. Which bundle gives equilibrium?

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6 units of X and 4 units of Y

Compute per rupee utility: MUx/Px = 10 at 1 unit, 9 at 2 units, ..., 5 at 6 units. MUy/Py = 8, 7, 6, 5, ... The equality occurs at MUx/Px = 5 for 6 units of X and MUy/Py = 5 for 4 units of Y.

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A consumer's budget line shifts rightward when income rises from ₹100 to ₹120. If Px = ₹20 and Py = ₹10 remain unchanged, what are the new maximum quantities of X and Y, and why does the line remain parallel?

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6 units of X and 12 units of Y; because the price ratio stays the same

New maxima are 120/20 = 6 units of X and 120/10 = 12 units of Y. The budget line remains parallel because the price ratio Px/Py does not change.

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Key topics in Consumer Behaviour Cardinal And Ordinal Utility Analysis include Utility and Cardinal Utility Analysis, Types of Utility and Relationship Between MU and TU, Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility, Law of Equi-marginal Utility and Consumer's Equilibrium under Cardinal Utility. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 12 board exam.
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