Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Utility and rational consumer behaviour

Utility and rational consumer behaviour — practice question

Utility theory is founded on the assumption of the ‘rational consumer’. What must be done to act as a ‘rational consumer’?

  • Aaccess to complete information: no; addictive behaviour: yes; choice is independent of other consumers: yes
  • Baccess to complete information: yes; addictive behaviour: no; choice is independent of other consumers: no
  • Caccess to complete information: yes; addictive behaviour: yes; choice is independent of other consumers: no
  • Daccess to complete information: yes; addictive behaviour: no; choice is independent of other consumers: yes

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