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___ 17. An efficient way to provide essential goods to low-income persons:<br />

a. is to provide additional income to low-income persons<br />

b. is to provide essential goods free of charge to low-income persons<br />

c. Both of the above<br />

d. Neither of the above<br />

___ 18. Indifference curves:<br />

a. show different combinations of two goods that provide equal total utility to a<br />

consumer<br />

b. will slope upward since consumers prefer consuming more units rather than less<br />

c. will be straight lines since marginal utility from each additional unit consumed is the<br />

same<br />

d. All of the above<br />

___ 19. For the utility-maximizing combination of units:<br />

a. the marginal rate of substitution will be the same as the slope of the budget constraint<br />

b. the combination will be on the indifference curve that is tangent to the budget<br />

constraint<br />

c. Both of the above<br />

d. Neither of the above<br />

___ 20. Money gifts:<br />

a. are more efficient than nonmoney gifts<br />

b. allow the recipient to purchase the goods that will provide the most marginal utility<br />

c. Both of the above<br />

d. Neither of the above<br />

Problems:<br />

1. Explain the law of diminishing marginal utility.<br />

2. What is the diamond-water paradox and what is its explanation?<br />

3. Explain the problem with the government providing essential goods free of charge.<br />

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