SIM UOL August 2012 Intake

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Anyone done qns 3 on rationality?? I have drawn out the graph but then i not sure whether is the consumer rational?? From the graph, i can see that point A is at a point where the consumer is behaving rationally because it is at utility maximization and at the initial budget line. However, at point B, it is at the new budget line but then the point is also below the initial budget line. Thus, i can't determine whether the consumer behaviour is rational. Need help.

Oh... so fast do your homework? Haha. I go do Then tell you.
 

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are we supposed to explain the diagram that we have drawn thoroughly or just a few key sentence will do le?

my lecturer teach the diagram with some explanation written down budden when she send the pdf for her questions, it seems damn long compared to what i have copied in class.
 

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are we supposed to explain the diagram that we have drawn thoroughly or just a few key sentence will do le?

my lecturer teach the diagram with some explanation written down budden when she send the pdf for her questions, it seems damn long compared to what i have copied in class.

Yea, u will need to explain it thoroughly ah. I think that would be the model answer that the examiner wanted to see so that u will be able to obtain the marks.
 

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Yea, u will need to explain it thoroughly ah. I think that would be the model answer that the examiner wanted to see so that u will be able to obtain the marks.

thanks alot. gotta start to simulate the time for a question. test next week lol.
 

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Anyone done qns 3 on rationality?? I have drawn out the graph but then i not sure whether is the consumer rational?? From the graph, i can see that point A is at a point where the consumer is behaving rationally because it is at utility maximization and at the initial budget line. However, at point B, it is at the new budget line but then the point is also below the initial budget line. Thus, i can't determine whether the consumer behaviour is rational. Need help.
Lol... your graph wrong le. My point b is higher than point a. And answer is rational. Because b is not affordable Today but affordable tml. Where else a is affortable both Today and tml. Hence individual prefer b instead of a. As he could not buy b Today but tml when b is affordable he buy b. Thus he is rational.
 

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Lol... your graph wrong le. My point b is higher than point a. And answer is rational. Because b is not affordable Today but affordable tml. Where else a is affortable both Today and tml. Hence individual prefer b instead of a. As he could not buy b Today but tml when b is affordable he buy b. Thus he is rational.
My bad. Lol. Answer is irrational.
 

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Anyone done qns 3 on rationality?? I have drawn out the graph but then i not sure whether is the consumer rational?? From the graph, i can see that point A is at a point where the consumer is behaving rationally because it is at utility maximization and at the initial budget line. However, at point B, it is at the new budget line but then the point is also below the initial budget line. Thus, i can't determine whether the consumer behaviour is rational. Need help.
Registration of what I posted earlier which was wrong. Your diagram you draw correct. Did you count If a and b are affordable on both days? Go count them. You will find that a is the intersacting point for both budget line. And from there you will know the individual is irrational.
 

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Registration of what I posted earlier which was wrong. Your diagram you draw correct. Did you count If a and b are affordable on both days? Go count them. You will find that a is the intersacting point for both budget line. And from there you will know the individual is irrational.
Because consumer prefer a over b. However tml he choose b, when a is also affordable. Hence. He is irrational
 

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Hey guys wanna ask if there's any econs and math class tomorrow at 8.30am and 3.30pm? If there is, may I know the lecturer's name and venue? Thanks! :D
 

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Hey guys wanna ask if there's any econs and math class tomorrow at 8.30am and 3.30pm? If there is, may I know the lecturer's name and venue? Thanks! :D

hmm..there's maths1 lesson tml..by thng kok wai..from 12pm-3pm...
 

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Thanks! But it clashes with my poa by jabbar at 12pm also so can't attend =( any other on thurs? Oh ya does jabbar teach poa on Friday?
 

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Registration of what I posted earlier which was wrong. Your diagram you draw correct. Did you count If a and b are affordable on both days? Go count them. You will find that a is the intersacting point for both budget line. And from there you will know the individual is irrational.

The counting part I am a bit blur leh. Is it counting by using point a with tomorrow price and point b using today price? And how u know that a is the intersecting point for both budget lines? Anyway, thanks for your help ah.
 
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