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Answer option D)
price elasticity is negative for both goods .
Cross price elasticity is zero for both goods
Both Income consumption curve & price consumption curve slopes upwards
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5. Assume an individual has preferences represented by the utility function U(x, y) = x1/2y1/3 Which...
A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function u(x, y) -xlyi. (This means that a....
A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function u(x, y) -xlyi. (This means that a. What is the marginal rate of substitution? b. Suppose that the price of good x is 2, and the price of good y is 1. The consumer's income is 20. What is the optimal quantity of x and y the consumer will choose? c. Suppose the price of good x decreases to 1. The price of good y and the consumer's income are unchanged....
3. Suppose an individual has perfect-complements preferences that can be represented by the utility function U(x,y)=...
3. Suppose an individual has perfect-complements preferences that can be represented by the utility function U(x,y)= min[3x,2y]. Furthermore, suppose that she faces a standard linear budget constraint, with income denoted by m and prices denoted by px and p,, respectively. a) Derive the demand functions for x and y. b) How does demand for the two goods depend on the prices, p, and p, ? Explain.
Question 2 Question 2 (15 pts) A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function u(x,y)...
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Question 2 (15 pts) A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function u(x,y) -xlyi. (This means that a. What is the marginal rate of substitution? b. Suppose that the price of good x is 2, and the price of good y is 1. The consumer's income wWhat is the optimal quantity is 20. What is the optimal quantity of x and y the consumer will choose? c. Suppose the price of good x decreases to 1. The...
3. (14 points) A consumer's utility function is given by U(x,y) = x1/2y1/2 (1) Find the...
3. (14 points) A consumer's utility function is given by U(x,y) = x1/2y1/2 (1) Find the consumer's Marshallian demand functions. (2) Find the consumer's compensated demand functions. (3) Suppose the price of good y is Py = $1 per unit and the consumer's income is 1 = $20. Find the total effects on good x and good y when the price of good x increases from px - $1 per unit to p} = $2 per unit.
1 pts Question 2 A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function: u(x1, x2)= x...
1 pts Question 2 A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function: u(x1, x2)= x x Market prices are pi = 3 and P2 = 4. The consumer has an income m 30. Find an expression for the consumer's Engel curve for good 1. x1(m). ооо D Question 3 1 pts
Question 2 (15 pts) A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function ufa,y)ty. (This means...
Question 2 (15 pts) A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function ufa,y)ty. (This means that Muy and Muy ly 1) a. What is the marginal rate of substitution? b. Suppose that the price of good x is 2, and the price of good y is 1. The consumer's income is 20. What is the optimal quantity of x and y the consumer will choose? c. Suppose the price of good x decreases to 1. The price of good...
Assume that an individual’s preferences is represented by the following utility function: ?(?, ?) = (?^1/3)*(y^2/3)...
Assume that an individual’s preferences is represented by the following utility function: ?(?, ?) = (?^1/3)*(y^2/3) a. What could you tell about the type of x and y? (“good” , “bad” or a “neuter”) b. Derive the equation for his/her indifference curve for utility level of 100? c. Derive marginal utility of x and marginal utility of y as a function of x,y. d. Does goods x and y exhibit diminishing marginal utility, constant marginal utility, or increasing marginal utility?...
3. Suppose that Bob’s preferences can be represented by the utility function u(x, y) = 32x^0.5...
3. Suppose that Bob’s preferences can be represented by the utility function u(x, y) = 32x^0.5 + y. The MUx = 16x^-0.5 and MUy = 1. (a) Determine Bob’s demand functions for x and y. (b)If the price of x is $8, and Bob’s income is $1000, how many x would Bob consume? How much income would be devoted to spending on y? (c) Suppose that the price of x doubles to $16. Calculate the income and substitution effects. (d)Is...
X-EC2010-1 1. An individual consumer with Cobb-Douglas preferences over two products, x and y, maximises utility,...
X-EC2010-1 1. An individual consumer with Cobb-Douglas preferences over two products, x and y, maximises utility, U(X.y) = x10y10, subject to the constraint that all income, M, is spent on x and/or y. Products x and y are priced at Px and Py, respectively. (a) Set up the appropriate lagrangian for this maximisation problem, find the appropriate first-order conditions for this lagrangian and solve for x and y in terms of px, Py and M. (40 marks) (6) For product...
8. An individual's preferences are represented by the utility function Ulx, y) . Which of the...
8. An individual's preferences are represented by the utility function Ulx, y) . Which of the following statements is true? a. The marginal utility of x decreases as x increases, holding y constant. b. The marginal rate of substitution of x for y increases as the consumer substitutes x for y (i.e. more x and less y) along an indifference curve. c. The consumer needs to be compensated with (i.e. gain) increasing amounts of good x in order to be...
A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function u(x, y) -xlyi. (This means that a. What is the marginal rate of substitution? b. Suppose that the price of good x is 2, and the price of good y is 1. The consumer's income is 20. What is the optimal quantity of x and y the consumer will choose? c. Suppose the price of good x decreases to 1. The price of good y and the consumer's income are unchanged....
3. Suppose an individual has perfect-complements preferences that can be represented by the utility function U(x,y)= min[3x,2y]. Furthermore, suppose that she faces a standard linear budget constraint, with income denoted by m and prices denoted by px and p,, respectively. a) Derive the demand functions for x and y. b) How does demand for the two goods depend on the prices, p, and p, ? Explain.
Question 2
Question 2 (15 pts) A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function u(x,y) -xlyi. (This means that a. What is the marginal rate of substitution? b. Suppose that the price of good x is 2, and the price of good y is 1. The consumer's income wWhat is the optimal quantity is 20. What is the optimal quantity of x and y the consumer will choose? c. Suppose the price of good x decreases to 1. The...
3. (14 points) A consumer's utility function is given by U(x,y) = x1/2y1/2 (1) Find the consumer's Marshallian demand functions. (2) Find the consumer's compensated demand functions. (3) Suppose the price of good y is Py = $1 per unit and the consumer's income is 1 = $20. Find the total effects on good x and good y when the price of good x increases from px - $1 per unit to p} = $2 per unit.
1 pts Question 2 A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function: u(x1, x2)= x x Market prices are pi = 3 and P2 = 4. The consumer has an income m 30. Find an expression for the consumer's Engel curve for good 1. x1(m). ооо D Question 3 1 pts
Question 2 (15 pts) A consumer has preferences represented by the utility function ufa,y)ty. (This means that Muy and Muy ly 1) a. What is the marginal rate of substitution? b. Suppose that the price of good x is 2, and the price of good y is 1. The consumer's income is 20. What is the optimal quantity of x and y the consumer will choose? c. Suppose the price of good x decreases to 1. The price of good...
X-EC2010-1 1. An individual consumer with Cobb-Douglas preferences over two products, x and y, maximises utility, U(X.y) = x10y10, subject to the constraint that all income, M, is spent on x and/or y. Products x and y are priced at Px and Py, respectively. (a) Set up the appropriate lagrangian for this maximisation problem, find the appropriate first-order conditions for this lagrangian and solve for x and y in terms of px, Py and M. (40 marks) (6) For product...
8. An individual's preferences are represented by the utility function Ulx, y) . Which of the following statements is true? a. The marginal utility of x decreases as x increases, holding y constant. b. The marginal rate of substitution of x for y increases as the consumer substitutes x for y (i.e. more x and less y) along an indifference curve. c. The consumer needs to be compensated with (i.e. gain) increasing amounts of good x in order to be...
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