EBK MICROECONOMICS
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Author: David
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.1P
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To show: that the consumer believes more is better for each good for the given utility function.
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Bob consumes food and housing. Suppose his marginal utility from an additional unit of food is 20 and his marginal utility from an additional unit of housing is 180.
Furthermore, suppose the price of a unit of food is $1.00 and the price of a unit of housing is $2.00. Can Bob increase his utility without changing his total expenditures
on food and housing?
Holding expenditures constant,
A. Bob can increase utility by spending more on food and less on housing.
B. Bob can increase utility by spending more on food and the same amount on housing.
C. Bob can increase utility by spending less on food and more on housing.
D. Bob cannot increase his utility.
E. Bob can increase utility by spending more on food and more on housing.
How does a consumer’s optimal choice of goods change if all prices and the consumer’s income double?
Explain why it is that as the consumer purchases more of a good, her marginal utility falls while her total utility rises.
Chapter 3 Solutions
EBK MICROECONOMICS
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