Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Consumer behaviour

Question:

Which of the following is an approach to explain consumer behaviour?

Options:

Bi cardinal utility analysis

Cardinal utility analysis

Ordinal utility analysis

Both 2 & 3

Correct Answer:

Both 2 & 3

Explanation:

Cardinal and ordinal utility analysis are two types of approaches for utility analysis.

  1. Cardinal utility analysis measures the utility in the form of numbers. For example: 1 mango gives 50 utils of satisfaction.
  2. Ordinal utility analysis measures the utility in the form of ranks. For example: Burger King is better than McDonalds, which means that Burger King has a better rank than McDonalds.