B- In the previously selected combination of goods ( item A), draw-up the budget line (oranges on the y-ax and grapes on the x-axis) and the indifference curve Does the equation of utility maximization hold in th
B- In the previously selected combination of goods ( item A), draw-up the budget line (oranges on the y-ax and grapes on the x-axis) and the indifference curve Does the equation of utility maximization hold in th
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![Having only (42) SR in your pocket, how many Kgs
of each good should you purchase to maximize utility?
B- In the previously selected combination of goods (in
item A), draw-up the budget line (oranges on the y-axis
and grapes on the x-axis) and the indifference curve?
Does the equation of utility maximization hold in this
case? Explain?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9c535c42-8068-4478-935d-dad6372dbf95%2Fa0d3471f-0c33-41a0-b66a-46fe2af4e30e%2Fg0j11fc_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Having only (42) SR in your pocket, how many Kgs
of each good should you purchase to maximize utility?
B- In the previously selected combination of goods (in
item A), draw-up the budget line (oranges on the y-axis
and grapes on the x-axis) and the indifference curve?
Does the equation of utility maximization hold in this
case? Explain?
![Question #2
Assume you went to the supermarket with (42) SR in your
pocket to be spent on fruits. You find the price tag as (7) SR
per Kg for oranges and (21) SR per Kg. for white grapes.
The marginal utility (assumed measurable) of each good is
independent of the rate of consumption of other good. The
marginal utility schedule is as follows:
Marginal Utility Schedule
Units of good Marginal Utility of MUo/Po Marginal Utility of
White grapes
Oranges
60
55
48
40
30
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
24
22
20
18
16
14
3.43
3.14
2.86
2.57
2.29
2.00
MUg/Pg
2.86
2.62
2.29
1.90
1.43
1.14](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9c535c42-8068-4478-935d-dad6372dbf95%2Fa0d3471f-0c33-41a0-b66a-46fe2af4e30e%2Fkr2p70t_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Question #2
Assume you went to the supermarket with (42) SR in your
pocket to be spent on fruits. You find the price tag as (7) SR
per Kg for oranges and (21) SR per Kg. for white grapes.
The marginal utility (assumed measurable) of each good is
independent of the rate of consumption of other good. The
marginal utility schedule is as follows:
Marginal Utility Schedule
Units of good Marginal Utility of MUo/Po Marginal Utility of
White grapes
Oranges
60
55
48
40
30
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
24
22
20
18
16
14
3.43
3.14
2.86
2.57
2.29
2.00
MUg/Pg
2.86
2.62
2.29
1.90
1.43
1.14
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