substituting this equation in budget constraint
At optimum consumption point consumer consumes 4.64 units of cloth and 9.67 units of food
2- Assume the following utility function for cloth (C) and food (F) U = 200 +...
1- Suppose that a firm producing commodity with the following production function: Y = 20X,X2 Then, assume that the maximum amount the firm can spend on these two inputs is $100 and price of commodities are as follow: Xi = 4, X2 = 5 a. Use Lagrange Multiplier to determine the optimal production level at this firm. b. What is the meaning of shadow price? How you can interpret it using the solution of part a? 2- Assume the following...
Suppose an individual’s utility function is u=x11/2, x21/2. Let p1=4, p2=5, and income equal $200. With a general equation and general prices, derive the equal marginal principle. Graphically illustrate equilibrium and disequilibrium conditions and how consumers can reallocate their consumption to maximize utility. What is the optimal amount of x1 consumed? What is the optimal amount of x2 consumed? What is the marginal rate of substitution at the optimal amounts of x1 and x2? As functions of p1, p2, and...
John has preferences for food F and clothing C described by a utility function U(F,C) = min (F, 2C). Suppose that food costs $1 a unit and that clothing costs $2 a unit. John has $12 to spend on food and clothing. (10 pts.) a) On a graph, draw indifference curves corresponding to u = 6, u = 10, u = 14. Make sure to label coordinates clearly. Using the graph, find the optimal choice of food and clothing. Let...
Your utility function over the goods X and Z takes the following form: You want to maximize your utility subject to your budget constraint. Assume that the price of X is $3 per unit and the price of Z is $6 per unit, and that the total income you have to spend on X and Z is $720. The consumption bundle that will maximize your utility subject to your budget constraint is X 240 and Z 0 (enter only numbers...
Jennifer buys two goods, food (F) and clothing (C), with the utility function U(F,C) = FC. Assume initially that she has an income of $72, the price of clothing is PC = $1 per unit, and the price of food is initially PF1 = $9 per unit and that the price subsequently falls to PF2 = $4 per unit. Use this information and the accompanying graph to answer the following questions. (a) Find the equation for budget line (BL1) when...
Jane's utility function is represented as: U = F0.5 C0.5, F is quantity of food and C is quantity of clothing. If her budget constraint is represented as: 125 = 2F + 4C, her optimal bundle of consumption contains how many units of clothing? the answer is 15.6250 please show steps
Question 5 4 pts Your utility function over the goods X and Z takes the following form: You want to maximize your utility subject to your budget constraint. Assume that the price of X is $3 per unit and the price of Z is $6 per unit, and that the total income you have to spend on X and Z is $720 The consumption bundle that will maximize your utility subject to your budget constraint is X- 240 and Z-0...
(10 Question 1: marks) Given is the Total Utility Function along with Budget Constraint: Utility Function: U (X, Y) = X°.270.3 Budget Constraint: I = XP, + YP, a. What is the consumer's marginal utility for X and for Y? b. Suppose the price of X is equal to 4 and the price of Y equal to 6. What is the utility maximizing proportion of X and Y in his consumption? {construct the budget constraint) c. If the total amount...
2. Abagail has an estimated Cobb-Douglas utility function of U = 982592.75 for food, 91, and housing, 92. The price for food is arbitrarily set at $1 per unit Pi = $1 and the average monthly rent near UCF, P2, is $1.50 per sq ft. Jackie, like the average UCF student spends $800 on food and housing per month. (a) (20 points) Using calculus, solve for Abagail's optimal quantities of housing and food. For 10 bonus points provide the marginal...
Marge has the utility function U(F,H)=20F2H where F is the quantity of footwear and H is the quantity of hats she consumes. Suppose the price of footwear is $20 and the price of hats is $5, while Marge has an income of $200/week. Calculate Marge's MRS as a function of the quantities F and H. (2 points) BONUS: Write down the Lagrangian function for Marge's utility maximization problem. (2 points) Solve for Marge's optimal consumption bundle of footwear and...