Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
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The quantity of goods that can be bought by Mr. A if the budget is allocated to maximize the utility and the
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Suppose one have a budget of $1000. The price of one unit of X is $20 and the price of one Unit of Y Is $10 If X provides one utility and Y gives one disutility, what is the equilibrium amount of X and Y for the consumer! Explain your answer with graph!
1. You have a budget of $125 per month that you can spend digital music or eating
dinner. Each dinner costs $25 and each digital album costs $10. Use the chart below
to answer the following questions.
Albums
No. Per
Week
1
2
3
4
5
Total
Utility
250
450
630
790
870
Dinners
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Week
Utility
1
2
3
|4
5
300
550
750
900
1025
1. What is the utility maximizing bundle?
2. Explain how the total utility will be affected if prices and income double?
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