Suppose you are given the following utility schedules and budget for a consumer and the price of good X and Y: Quantit y of X 123 Total Marginal Quantit Utilit Utility X y of Y y of X 100 100 175 75 50 3 225 250 25 Total Marginal Utilit Utility y of Y of Y 200 200 250 50 274 24 280 6 1 2 3 4
Suppose you are given the following utility schedules and budget for a consumer and the price of good X and Y: Quantit y of X 123 Total Marginal Quantit Utilit Utility X y of Y y of X 100 100 175 75 50 3 225 250 25 Total Marginal Utilit Utility y of Y of Y 200 200 250 50 274 24 280 6 1 2 3 4
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![Suppose you are given the following utility schedules and budget for a consumer and
the price of good X and Y:
Quantit
y of X
Total
Utilit
y of X
100
Marginal Quantit
Utility X y of Y
1
100
2
175 75
3
225
50
4
250 25
Consumer's Budget is $5.00
Price of good X is $1.00
Price of good Y is $1.00
1
2
734
How many units of X will the consumer choose to maximize his/her total utility?
Total Marginal
Utilit
Utility
y of Y
of Y
200
200
250
50
274
24
280 6
A/
How many unit of Y will the consumer choose to maximize his/her total utility?
A
What is the slope of this consumers budget line?
A
If this consumer could choose one item (X or Y) which one would they spend their
budget on?
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose you are given the following utility schedules and budget for a consumer and
the price of good X and Y:
Quantit
y of X
Total
Utilit
y of X
100
Marginal Quantit
Utility X y of Y
1
100
2
175 75
3
225
50
4
250 25
Consumer's Budget is $5.00
Price of good X is $1.00
Price of good Y is $1.00
1
2
734
How many units of X will the consumer choose to maximize his/her total utility?
Total Marginal
Utilit
Utility
y of Y
of Y
200
200
250
50
274
24
280 6
A/
How many unit of Y will the consumer choose to maximize his/her total utility?
A
What is the slope of this consumers budget line?
A
If this consumer could choose one item (X or Y) which one would they spend their
budget on?
A/
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