Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Consumer behaviour

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I

List-II

(A) Marginal rate of substitution

(I) Slope of Budget line

(B) $MU_x/MU_y=P_x/P_y$

(II) more of at least one good and no less of the other good

(C) $-(P_x/P_y)$

(III) Law of equi marginal utility

(D) Monotonic Preferences.

(IV) Slope of indifference curve

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I

List-II

(A) Marginal rate of substitution

(IV) Slope of indifference curve

(B) $MU_x/MU_y=P_x/P_y$

(III) Law of equi marginal utility

(C) $-(P_x/P_y)$

(I) Slope of Budget line

(D) Monotonic Preferences.

(II) more of at least one good and no less of the other good

(A) Marginal Rate of Substitution → (IV) Slope of Indifference Curve. The MRS represents the rate at which a consumer is willing to substitute one good for another while keeping satisfaction constant — it is the slope of the indifference curve.

(B) MUx/MUy = Px/Py → (III) Law of Equi-Marginal Utility. This is the consumer equilibrium condition, derived from the Law of Equi-Marginal Utility, which states that utility is maximized when the ratio of marginal utilities equals the ratio of prices.

(C) −(Px/Py) → (I) Slope of Budget Line. The negative price ratio (−Px/Py) gives the slope of the budget line, showing the rate at which the consumer can trade one good for another in the market.

(D) Monotonic Preferences → (II) More of at least one good and no less of the other good.  Monotonic preferences mean a consumer always prefers more of at least one good and no less of the other, indicating non-satiation.