|
|
WHEALER-LEA ACT: This was a major amendment to the Federal Trade Commission Act, passed in 1938, that gave powers to the Federal Trade Commission to investigate unfair and deceptive business practices and to prevent false advertising. The Whealer-Lea Act was a major step in moving the Federal Trade Commission into its current role as more of a consumer protection agency than a monopoly buster.
Visit the GLOSS*arama
|
|
|
|
                          
INCOME CHANGE, UTILITY ANALYSIS: A disruption of consumer equilibrium identified with utility analysis caused by changes in the buyers' income, which results in a change in the quantities of the goods consumed. The change in buyers' income alters the income constraint and forces a reevaluation of the rule of consumer equilibrium. See also | price change, utility analysis | preferences change, utility analysis | utility analysis | consumer equilibrium | buyers' income, demand determinant | rule of consumer equilibrium | marginal utility-price ratio | utility maximization | constrained utility maximization | law of diminishing marginal utility | marginal utility | normal good | utility | total utility | consumer demand theory | utility measurement | cardinal utility | ordinal utility | util | utilitarianism | total utility curve | marginal utility curve | diamond-water paradox |
Recommended Citation:INCOME CHANGE, UTILITY ANALYSIS, AmosWEB GLOSS*arama, http://www.AmosWEB.com, AmosWEB LLC, 2000-2025. [Accessed: January 24, 2025].
AmosWEB Encyclonomic WEB*pedia:Additional information on this term can be found at: WEB*pedia: income change, utility analysis
Search Again?
Back to the GLOSS*arama
|
|
|
POINT ELASTICITY The relative responsiveness of a change in one variable (call it B) to an infinitesimally small change in another variable (call it A). The notion of point elasticity typically comes into play when discussing the elasticity at a specific point on a curve.
Complete Entry | Visit the WEB*pedia |
|
|
WHITE GULLIBON
[What's This?]
Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time searching for rummage sales trying to buy either a birthday gift for your grandmother or a T-shirt commemorating yesterday. Be on the lookout for neighborhood pets, especially belligerent parrots.
Your Complete Scope
This isn't me! What am I?
|
|
|
The earliest known use of paper currency was about 1270 in China during the rule of Kubla Khan.
|
|
|
"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine." -- Anthony J. D'Angelo
|
|
CIFCI
Cost, Insurance, Freight, Commission and Interest
|
|
|
Tell us what you think about AmosWEB. Like what you see? Have suggestions for improvements? Let us know. Click the User Feedback link.
User Feedback
|
|
