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ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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ISBN:9780190931919
Author:NEWNAN
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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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3. Consider the economic model of an individual's labor-leisure choice with the following components: C represents units of the consumption good L represents hours of leisure H represents hours of paid work p represents the unit price of the consumption good w represents the hourly wage rate Y represents nonlabor income T represents total time available U(C, L) represents the individual's utility function MUC denotes the marginal utility of consumption MUL denotes the marginal utility of leisure Unless otherwise instructed, assume that consumption and leisure are normal goods. Whenever graphi the model, put C on the vertical axis and L on the horizontal axis. What is the slope of the budget line? -(MUC/MUL) O-(MUL/MUC) O-W O -(w/p) O-(w+Y)/p
Transcribed Image Text:3. Consider the economic model of an individual's labor-leisure choice with the following components: C represents units of the consumption good L represents hours of leisure H represents hours of paid work p represents the unit price of the consumption good w represents the hourly wage rate Y represents nonlabor income T represents total time available U(C, L) represents the individual's utility function MUC denotes the marginal utility of consumption MUL denotes the marginal utility of leisure Unless otherwise instructed, assume that consumption and leisure are normal goods. Whenever graphi the model, put C on the vertical axis and L on the horizontal axis. What is the slope of the budget line? -(MUC/MUL) O-(MUL/MUC) O-W O -(w/p) O-(w+Y)/p
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