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

Utility and rational consumer behaviour — practice question

(a)[12]

Analyse whether there is a distinction between: • the manner in which the effects of an increase in price are shown with a budget line, and • the manner in which the effects of an increase in price are shown with a demand curve based on marginal utility theory.

(b)[13]

Discuss what is likely to happen to the equilibrium price and output if a perfectly competitive firm were to become a monopolist.

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