it must be that demand equals supply in the herring market. This implies that

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Astrid’s utility function is UA(HA,CA) = HA · CA. Birger’s utility function is UB(HB,CB) = min{HB , CB }. If Astrid’s initial endowment is no cheese and 5 units of herring and if Birger’s initial endowments are 6 units of cheese and no herring, then where p is a competitive equilibrium price of herring and cheese is the numeraire, it must be that demand equals supply in the herring market. This implies that

 

i. 6/(p+1)+2.5=5.

 

ii. 5/6 = p.

 

iii. 6/p + 5/2p = 5.

 

iv. 6/5 = p.

 

v. min{5, 6} = p.

 

The answer is i.

 

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