Suppose Emma consumes only two goods, X1 and X2, and her utility function is given by U=5X1X2. Suppose at present she is consuming 12 units of X1 and 8 units of X2 and that both goods have a fixed price of 5. In order to increase her utility, Emma should: O stop consuming X2 switch consumption from X2 to X1 do nothing, she is already maximising utility O switch consumption from X1 to X2 O not enough information to answer
Suppose Emma consumes only two goods, X1 and X2, and her utility function is given by U=5X1X2. Suppose at present she is consuming 12 units of X1 and 8 units of X2 and that both goods have a fixed price of 5. In order to increase her utility, Emma should: O stop consuming X2 switch consumption from X2 to X1 do nothing, she is already maximising utility O switch consumption from X1 to X2 O not enough information to answer
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![Suppose Emma consumes only two goods, X1 and X2, and her utility function is given by U=5X1X2. Suppose at present she is
consuming 12 units of X1 and8 units of X2 and that both goods have a fixed price of 5. In order to increase her utility, Emma
should:
stop consuming X2
O switch consumption from X2 to X1
do nothing, she is already maximising utility
O switch consumption from X1 to X2
not enough information to answer](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff415c7ce-1177-42ad-8efe-6a89259e3978%2F4208cb5e-0027-417a-94bd-1b5f2a5a7f22%2Fqf5337k_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose Emma consumes only two goods, X1 and X2, and her utility function is given by U=5X1X2. Suppose at present she is
consuming 12 units of X1 and8 units of X2 and that both goods have a fixed price of 5. In order to increase her utility, Emma
should:
stop consuming X2
O switch consumption from X2 to X1
do nothing, she is already maximising utility
O switch consumption from X1 to X2
not enough information to answer
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