1. Anita consumes both pizza and Pepsi. The following tables show the amount of utility she obtains from different amounts of these two goods: Slices of Pizza 4 5 6 7 Utility from pizza 115 135 154 171 Cans of Pepsi Utility from Pepsi 63 5 6 7 8 75 86 96 I a. Suppose Pepsi costs $.50 per can, pizza costs $1 per slice, and Anita has $9 to spend on food and drink. What combination of pizza and Pepsi will maximize her utility? b. If MU/P-8 for pizza and the MU/P= 5 for Pepsi, is Anita maximizing her utility? If not, what should she do to maximize her utility 2. For each of the following, determine if the consumer is at a tangency point. If not, will the consumer prefer a market basket on the budget line with more X or more Y? MRS 10 and Px/Py=5 a. b. MRS= 5 and Px/Py=5 c. MRS 3 and Px/Py=5
1. Anita consumes both pizza and Pepsi. The following tables show the amount of utility she obtains from different amounts of these two goods: Slices of Pizza 4 5 6 7 Utility from pizza 115 135 154 171 Cans of Pepsi Utility from Pepsi 63 5 6 7 8 75 86 96 I a. Suppose Pepsi costs $.50 per can, pizza costs $1 per slice, and Anita has $9 to spend on food and drink. What combination of pizza and Pepsi will maximize her utility? b. If MU/P-8 for pizza and the MU/P= 5 for Pepsi, is Anita maximizing her utility? If not, what should she do to maximize her utility 2. For each of the following, determine if the consumer is at a tangency point. If not, will the consumer prefer a market basket on the budget line with more X or more Y? MRS 10 and Px/Py=5 a. b. MRS= 5 and Px/Py=5 c. MRS 3 and Px/Py=5
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![1. Anita consumes both pizza and Pepsi. The following tables show the amount of
utility she obtains from different amounts of these two goods:
Cans of Pepsi
5
6
7
8
Slices of
Pizza
4
5
6
7
Utility from
pizza
115
135
154
171
Utility from
Pepsi
63
75
86
96
a. Suppose Pepsi costs $.50 per can, pizza costs $1 per slice, and Anita has $9 to
spend on food and drink. What combination of pizza and Pepsi will maximize her
utility?
b. If MU/P-8 for pizza and the MU/P= 5 for Pepsi, is Anita maximizing her utility?
If not, what should she do to maximize her utility
2. For each of the following, determine if the consumer is at a tangency point. If not,
will the consumer prefer a market basket on the budget line with more X or more Y?
MRS 10 and Px/Py=5
a.
b.
MRS= 5 and Px/Py=5
c. MRS 3 and Px/Py=5](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb627aad4-002a-4d00-a2a9-d9e3f533b4eb%2F45c438cd-b455-42bf-b0cb-6f023cc2a7d3%2Fmcfm8tk_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. Anita consumes both pizza and Pepsi. The following tables show the amount of
utility she obtains from different amounts of these two goods:
Cans of Pepsi
5
6
7
8
Slices of
Pizza
4
5
6
7
Utility from
pizza
115
135
154
171
Utility from
Pepsi
63
75
86
96
a. Suppose Pepsi costs $.50 per can, pizza costs $1 per slice, and Anita has $9 to
spend on food and drink. What combination of pizza and Pepsi will maximize her
utility?
b. If MU/P-8 for pizza and the MU/P= 5 for Pepsi, is Anita maximizing her utility?
If not, what should she do to maximize her utility
2. For each of the following, determine if the consumer is at a tangency point. If not,
will the consumer prefer a market basket on the budget line with more X or more Y?
MRS 10 and Px/Py=5
a.
b.
MRS= 5 and Px/Py=5
c. MRS 3 and Px/Py=5
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