Ella is in a hurry. She is on her way home from school and has to prepare for a job interview the next day. In addition, she has a term paper due in her "Philosophy of Pure Reasoning" class that is due the next day. When she is almost home, her roommate calls her on her cell phone and asks her to pick up some laundry detergent - it doesn't matter what kind - on her way home. Based on what you learned about the consumer buying process, which search strategy is Ella likely to use in the identifying alternatives stage of this purchase decision?

What is the difference between total utility and marginal utility? a. marginal utility is subject to the law of diminishing marginal utility while total utility is not. b. total utility represents the consumer optimum while marginal utility gives the total utility per dollar spent on the last unit. c. total utility is the total amount of satisfaction derived from consuming a certain amount of a good while marginal utility is the additional satisfaction gained from consuming an additional unit of the good. d. marginal utility represents the consumer optimum while total utility gives the total utility per dollar spent on the last unit.

Amy is buying a new blouse for a party. what kind of good is the blouse?

Before you started applying for college, a job recruiter offered you a full-time cashier position at a doctor's office, earning an after-tax salary of $22,000 per year. however, you turn down this offer and attend your first year of college. the additional monetary cost of college to you, including tuition, supplies, and additional housing expenses, is $34,000. you decide to go to college, probably because