a. Assume that the elasticity of demand for Fanta is -0.5 while the elasticity of supply is 0.7. Assuming further that a tax of K10 is applied on each bottle of Fanta sold, how much of this will be borne by producers. b. Assume that the price of good X is K10 while that of good Y is K20. A consumer has allocated consumption between the two goods in such a way that the marginal utility of X is 15 utils and that of Y is 25 utils. Is this an optimal consumption bundle? If not, what should the consumer do to reach the optimum?

a. Assume that the elasticity of demand for Fanta is -0.5 while the elasticity of supply is 0.7. Assuming further that a tax of K10 is applied on each bottle of Fanta sold, how much of this will be borne by producers. b. Assume that the price of good X is K10 while that of good Y is K20. A consumer has allocated consumption between the two goods in such a way that the marginal utility of X is 15 utils and that of Y is 25 utils. Is this an optimal consumption bundle? If not, what should the consumer do to reach the optimum?

Microeconomics

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Author:Roger A. Arnold

Publisher:Roger A. Arnold

Chapter6: Elasticity

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