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Practice: Investigate Utility and Consumer Surplus
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(print clearly)
1. The table below shows the utility that Juan gets from playing video games and from
swimming. Fill in the missing values in the table and then answer the questions that follow.
Video Games Swimming
Elapsed time Marginal Total Marginal Total
(in minutes) utility utility utility utility
30 20 30
60 45 22
90 63 10
120 78 4
150 83 0
a. Juan pays $4 per hour to use the local swimming pool. What is his marginal utility per
dollar for the first and second half hours of swimming?
b. Juan can play a video game for 6 minutes by using a single quarter. What is his marginal
utility per dollar for the second half hour?
c. If the price of video games goes up from one quarter to two quarters, what is Juan's
marginal utility per dollar for the third half hour?
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Practice: Investigate Utility and Consumer Surplus
Full Name: ___________________ User Name:______________ Date:_________
(print clearly)
1. The table below shows the utility that Juan gets from playing video games and from
swimming. Fill in the missing values in the table and then answer the questions that follow.
Video Games Swimming
Elapsed time Marginal Total Marginal Total
(in minutes) utility utility utility utility
30 20 30
60 45 22
90 63 10
120 78 4
150 83 0
a. Juan pays $4 per hour to use the local swimming pool. What is his marginal utility per
dollar for the first and second half hours of swimming?
b. Juan can play a video game for 6 minutes by using a single quarter. What is his marginal
utility per dollar for the second half hour?
c. If the price of video games goes up from one quarter to two quarters, what is Juan's
marginal utility per dollar for the third half hour?
© Copyright 2009 Apex Learning Inc. All rights reserved. This material is intended for the exclusive use of
registered users only. No portion of these materials may be reproduced or redistributed in any form without the
express written permission of Apex Learning Inc.
This study source was downloaded by 100000899606070 from CourseHero.com on 09-27-2025 00:59:55 GMT -05:00
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