Natalia and her sister, Gina, have the following utility functions on the number of slices of pizza (x) and cans of soda (y) they consume in the semester. Natalia’s is U(x,y)=3x+2y and Gina’s is V(x,y)=4x+2y. Then, among the bundles that are indifferent to (2,0) for Natalia, the only bundle that gives Gina a utility of 7 is?
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(7, 0) |
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| b. |
(0, 7/2) |
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| c. |
(7/4,0) |
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| d. |
(0, 3/2) |
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| e. |
(1, 3/2) |
e) 1,3/2 is the bundle that is indifferent to natalia's (2,0) and also gives Gina utility of 7.
Natalia and her sister, Gina, have the following utility functions on the number of slices of...
Natalia and her sister, Gina, have the following utility functions on the number of slices of pizza (x) and cans of soda (y) they consume in the semester. Natalia’s is U(x,y)=3x+2y and Gina’s is V(x,y)=4x+2y. If we plot their indifference curves with x measured in the horizontal axis and y measured in the vertical axis, we find that: a. Natalia’s indifference curves are L shaped and Gina’s are lines. b. Natalia’s indifference curves are steeper than Gina’s. c. Natalia’s indifference...
Consider the following utility function of 2 goods, x and y: U(x,y)=min{x+2y, y+3x} ; x,y ≥0. a) Carefully draw the indifference curve when utility level is 10. Explain your answer. b) If income is $100 and price of good x and y is $10 and $20 respectively, then find out the consumption bundle that maximizes utility.
Marginal Utility Slices of Pizza Total U tility 50 2 90 120 130 137 120 5) In the above table, what is the marginal utility of the fourth slice of pizza consumed? A) 32.5 B) 130 C) 10 D) 120 2 0 Quantity of x 6) Using the above figure, we can conclude that a utility-maximizing consumer will choose to consume the following combination of the two goods: A) N B) J D) K C) M 7) Refer to the...
2. Consider the following four consumers (C1,C2,C3,C4) with the following utility functions: Consumer Utility Function C1 u(x,y) = 2x+2y C2 u(x,y) = x^3/4y^1/4 C3 u(x,y) = min(x,y) C4 u(x,y) = min(4x,3y) On the appropriate graph, draw each consumer’s indifference curves through the following points: (2,2), (4,4), (6,6) and (8,8), AND label the utility level of each curve. Hint: Each grid should have 4 curves on it representing the same preferences but with different utility levels. 3. In the following parts,...
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