1. a. Naomi's utility function: U C is consumption L is leisure 75 x In(C)+300 x...
7. ) Shelly's preferences for consumption and leisure can be expressed as U(C, L) (C-100) x (L-40). This utility function implies that Shelly's marginal utility of leisure is C- 100 and her marginal utility of consumption is L - 40. There are 110 (non-sleeping) hours in the week available to split between work and leisure. Shelly earns S10 per hour after taxes. She also receives $320 worth of welfare benefits each week regardless of how much she works a) Graph...
Suppose Tom has a utility function U=C*L C= consumption L= hours of leisure Tom has 100 hours to divide between work and leisure per week wage is $20/hr 1. Write down budget constraint in terms of consumption and hours of work 2.Tom make decisions on hours of work, leisure and consumption to max. utility. Explain why we can collapse this problem to one in which he chooses hours of leisure only 3. Find optimal hours of work and total consumption...
Clark gains utility from consumption c and leisure l and his preferences for consumption and leisure can be expressed as U(c, l) = 2(√ c)(l). This utility function implies that Clark’s marginal utility of leisure is 2√ c and his marginal utility of consumption is l √ c . He has 16 hours per day to allocate between leisure (l) and work (h). His hourly wage is $12 after taxes. Clark also receives a daily check of $30 from the...
Question 1: Households A household's utility over consumption C and leisure l is U - U(C,0) Cl 1. Plot the household's indifference curve for U-80 for values of C andlless than 20 (i.e. find the curve containing all combinations of C and ( such that U(C, 0) 80) The household has a time endowment of h=16 hours per day. The wage rate per hour is w 1.25. The household's labour income is therefore wNs, where N-h-l-16- l is the time...
Problem #1: Optimal labor supply Clark gains utility from consumption c and leisure l and his preferences for consumption and leisure can be expressed as U(c, l) = 2(√ c)(l). This utility function implies that Clark’s marginal utility of leisure is 2√ c and his marginal utility of consumption is l √ c . He has 16 hours per day to allocate between leisure (l) and work (h). His hourly wage is $12 after taxes. Clark also receives a daily...
Question 2 (22 pts.) Consider a representative agent with preferences over consumption c and leisure l represented by (c,)In c+Inl. Her budget constraint is c S wN, where w is the wage rate and N-the number of hours worked. The representative agent also chooses how to allocate her time between work and leisure activities given her time constraintl+N-h, where h is the total number of hours. We were unable to transcribe this image
Sonya’s utility function is given by: U = C.25L.75,MUC= .25C-0.75L0.75, MUL= .75C0.25L-0.25 Where C is income and she spends her entire income on consumption, L is the number of hours spent each day in leisure. Assume that her current wage rate is $12 per hour worked, she has no non-work income, and she can work as many hours as she wishes per day (not to exceed 24 hours of course). How many hours will Sonya choose to work, how many...
2. Cindy gains utility from consumption C and leisure L. The most leisure she can consume in any given week is 80 hours. Her utility function is: U(CL)= (1/3) x L (2/3). a) Derive Cindy's marginal rate of substitution (MRS). Suppose Cindy receives $800 each week from her grandmother-regardless of how much Cindy works. What is Cindy's reservation wage? b) Suppose Cindy's wage rate is $30 per hour. Write down Cindy's budget line (including $800 received from her grandmother). Will...
Problem 1 Suppose a single parent has the following utility function: U-20 in C+10 In L. The single parent is eligible for the TANF program which has the following characteristics: Benefit guarantee $1000, benefit reduction rate 50%. If the single parent works, her wage Is $20 an hour. She can spend her time (2000 hours) working or having leisure. What is the budget constraint of the single parent who is eligible for the TANF? C=1000-50%(2000-L)*20 O C=(2000-L)*20-1000 C=(2000-L)*20+1000-50%"(2000-L) 20 O...
4. Let a person's utility function over consumption, X, and leisure, L, be given by U = XL2, SO MUx = L2 and MUL = 2xL.The individual may work up to 24 hours per day at wage rate, w = $10 per hour, and he has non-labor income of $50 per day. The price of x, px, is $5. (a) Find the utility-maximizing x and L. (b) Show that at the utility- maximizing quantities of x and L, the consumer's...