PLEASE WRITE NEATLY. Given: U(x2)min(3x, ,6x2) P = 4, P-5, 1-20 a) Graph two indifference curves...
PLEASE WRITE NEATLY SO I CAN UNDERSTAND AND DIFFERENTIATE THE VARIOUS SYMBOLS AND VARIABLES. Given: U(x,,x,)-3x 6x2 P 4, P5,1 20 a) Write the function for the indifference curve and graph it. b) Write the function for the budget constraint and graph it c) What are the utility maximizing amounts of xand x2 given the budget constraint:? d) Do the utility maximizing amounts of x and x2 change if P increases to 5 while P stays constant at 5? Why...
1. (20 points) Mac has utility over x; and x2 given by u(x1, x2) = min . If P. = $1. P. = $1. and I = $100. find the value of xı* (Hint: This is Leontief utility, the kind with right-angled indifference curves) 2. (10 points) If P, = $4, P2 = $2, and I = $20, and my utility is given by u(x1, x2) = 4x1 + 3x2, find x* (Note: I'm asking for optimal consumption of Good...
Suppose that a consumer has a utility function given by u(x1, x2) = 2x1 + x2. Initially the consumer faces prices (2, 2) and has income 24. i. Graph the budget constraint and indifference curves. Find the initial optimal bundle. ii. If the prices change to (6, 2), find the new optimal bundle. Show this in your graph in (i). iii. How much of the change in demand for x1 is due to the substitution effect? How much due to...
4. Anne's utility function is given by u(xi,x2) Michael's utility function is given by u(xı, x2)' = x1x2. She has two friends, Michael and Peter 1 and Peter's is given by u(x1, X2) = = 1042 1 Τ) -x12. Who has the same preferences as Anne? And who has indifference curves with similar shape as Anne's indifference curves? Explain. 4. Anne's utility function is given by u(xi,x2) Michael's utility function is given by u(xı, x2)' = x1x2. She has two...
Furthermore, let the price of x1 be $1 and the price of x2 be $4, while his income is fixed at $20. a) Graph the budget line with x1 on the x axis and x2 on the y-axis. (1 Marks) b) On the same sketch above, graph two indifference curves. (Be careful about the rate of substitution between both x1 and x2 and hence the slopes of the indifference curves). (2 Marks) c) What is the optimal bundle chosen by...
Consider a consumer with a utility function u(x1, x2) = min{21, 222}. Suppose the prices of good 1 and good 2 are p1 = P2 = 4. The consumer's income is m = 120. (a) Find the consumer's preferred bundle. (b) Draw the consumer's budget line. (c) On the same graph, indicate the consumer's preferred bundle and draw the indifference curve through it. (d) Now suppose that the consumer gets a discount on good 1: each unit beyond the 4th...
1. Suppose U(X1, X2) = 2lnx, + 3lnx, and P, = 4, P2 = 1, and m = 20. (15pts) a. Solve for the Utility maximizing amounts of x, and X2. b. Is this an interior or corner solution? c. Is the budget exhausted here? Yes/no d. Assume that the above prices and income have all doubled. How does this change your solution in a? e. Set up the Lagrangian for this problem (but do not solve it) 2. Suppose...
2. 2.1 Draw the indifference curves for the utility function U(21, 22) = x1 + 3x2. 2.2 What is the marginal rate of substitution evaluated at an arbitrary consumption bundle (21, 22)? 2.3 Suppose that p1 = 5, P2 = 2, and M = 10. Find the utility-maximizing consump- tion bundle (among those that satisfy the budge constraint) for this agent. You should be able to do this without using any calculus: it should be clear from your indifference curves....
4. Problems 3.4 One way to show convexity of indifference curves is to show that for any two points (xi, yi) and (x2, y2) on an indifference curve that promises U -k, the utility associated with(, 2) is at least as great as k. In other words, one way to show convexity is to show that the following conditions hold and The following graph shows an indifference curve for the utility function U(x,y)-min(x,y), where U x,y) = min(x)) points (xı...
Consider the following. (x1 - x2 + 4x3 = 20 3x + 332 = -4 -6x2 + 5x3 = 32 (a) Write the system of linear equations as a matrix equation, AX = B. 14 X1 I X2 = IL X3] (b) Use Gauss-Jordan elimination on [ A B] to solve for the matrix X. X2