An individuals utility function is given by U = 340x1 + 960x2 + 2x, x2 - 2x – x3/2, when the weekly amount of leisure is x = 132 and earned income is x2 = 760 answer the following 1. The marginal utility of x is 2. The marginal utility of x2 is 3. Use the small increments formula to estimate the change in the utility when x decreases by 1 and x2 increases by 4. The change= 4. Does the law of diminishing marginal utility hold? 5. The MRCS at a given values is Enter non-integer numerical values as decimals to at least 3 decimal places. Note: you must use a . and not, for a decimal point.
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- Question 2 David spends his budget on chocolate and chip. His utility function is given by ?(?1,?2)= 2?1?2, where ?1 is the number of chocolates he consumers per week, and ?2 is the number of chips he buys per week. A chocolate costs 10 SEK, and a chip costs 20 SEK. David’s weekly budge for consuming on these two goods is 120 SEK. (1) What is David’s budge line? Draw the budget line on a graph with chocolate amounts on the horizontal axis and chip amounts on the vertical axis. Write explicitly at which points budget line crosses the axis. (2) What is David’s marginal utilities for the two goods, respectively? What is his marginal rate of substitution between the two goods? (3) What is David’s optimal choice? Calculate the numerical answer for the optimal bundle. Also draw an indifference curve for David on the same graph as question(1) and show the optimal bundle.Eren’s two main hobbies are taking vacations overseas (V) and eating expensivemeals (M). His utility function is given as: U(V,M) = V2MLast year, the average price of taking a vacation overseas was US$200 and the averageprice of an expensive meal is $50. However, due to supply problems in Onions, theaverage price of an expensive meal rose to $75. The average price of a vacation did notchange. His income, which is $1500, did not change. Suppose that the Department of Welfare wants to know how much should begiven to Eren to offset his change un utility due to the price increase of an expensivemeal. Calculate the compensative variation (CV).Eren’s two main hobbies are taking vacations overseas (V) and eating expensivemeals (M). His utility function is given as: U(V,M) = V2MLast year, the average price of taking a vacation overseas was US$200 and the averageprice of an expensive meal is $50. However, due to supply problems in Onions, theaverage price of an expensive meal rose to $75. The average price of a vacation did notchange. His income, which is $1500, did not change. Calculate the change in consumer surplus from consuming the expensivemeals considering the price change (Hint: you need to compare his optimalconsumption bundle before and after the price change to get the change in CS).
- Eren’s two main hobbies are taking vacations overseas (V) and eating expensivemeals (M). His utility function is given as: U(V,M) = V2MLast year, the average price of taking a vacation overseas was US$200 and the averageprice of an expensive meal is $50. However, due to supply problems in Onions, theaverage price of an expensive meal rose to $75. The average price of a vacation did notchange. His income, which is $1500, did not change. Calculate for the equivalent variation (EV) for the price change.Donald likes fishing (X1) and hanging out in his hammock (X2). His utility function for these two activities is u(x1, x2) = 3X12X24. (A) Calculate MU1, the marginal utility of fishing. (B) Calculate MU2, the marginal utility of hanging out in his hammock. (C) Calculate MRS, the rate at which he is willing to substitute hanging out in his hammock for fishing. (D)Last week, Donald fished 2 hours a day, and hung out in his hammock 4 hours a day. Using your formula for MRS from (c) find his MRS last week. (E) This week, Donald is fishing eight hours a day, and hanging out in his ham mock two hours a day. Calculate his MRS this week. Has his MRS increased or decreased? Explain why? (F) Is Donald happier or sadder this week compared to last week? Explain.Linda loves buying shoes and going out to dance. 20 Her utility function for pairs of shoes, S, and the number of times she goes dancing per month, T, is: 18- 16- U(S, T) = 2ST 14- It costs Linda $75 to buy a new pair of shoes or to spend an evening out dancing. Assume that she has $750 to spend on shoes and dancing. E 12- 1.) Use the line drawing tool to draw Linda's budget line. Properly label this line. 10- 2.) Use the point drawing tool to locate Linda's optimal consumption bundle. Label this point 'R'. 8- 6- Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects. 4- What is Linda's marginal rate of substitution? -. (Enter your response as an 2- integer. Note that the minus sign is already included.) 0- 12 10 Shoes (S) 14 16 18 20 React tv MacBook Air 80 DII F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 @ 23 2$ & 1 3 4 7 8 Q W E T Y { A S F H. J K C V M. く tion command command option ピ ーの Dancing (T) コ B. レ
- EXERCISE 7 Aisha is considering how to allocate the next 6 hours of her free time. She could choose between leisure (L) and helping her neighbour with the house chores. If she decides to help her neighbour, she is going to get paid at £25 per hour, which she can then spend on her favourite pizza (P). Suppose the price of pizza is £12.50. Aisha's preferences for leisure and pizza are given by the following utility function: U(L, P) = 3L + P. (MU₁ = 3, MUp = 1). a) Write down Aisha's budget equation and draw the corresponding budget line. Clearly label the axes and calculate the coordinates of the points of intersection of the budget line with each axis. b) Calculate Aisha's marginal rate of substitution between leisure and pizza. Explain the concept of MRS and interpret the figure obtained. c) Find Aisha's optimal consumption bundle, both algebraically and graphically. Explain your reasoning. d) Would Aisha's optimal choice change if she could get a discount on her pizza purchases so…A 2015 report by the music industry estimated the revenue lost to the industry every yearfrom illegal downloading. In this problem we will derive some of the estimates that may havegone into their calculation (approximately).First, start with the individual consumer’s problem. Suppose a typical consumer has a yearlyentertainment budget of I that they can allocate between music downloads (D) and otherforms of entertainment (E). Consumer preferences are characterized by a utility functionU(D, E). a.) Write an expression for the consumer’s budget constraint as a function of their entertainment budget and the prices of music downloads (Pd ) and other entertainment (Pe). (b) Write the consumer’s constrained optimization problem in Lagrangian form. (Note: Youdo not need to solve it or derive first order conditions.)An individual's utility function is given by U = 260x₁ + 310x₂ + 5x₁x₂ − 10x² – x² where x₁ is the amount of leisure measured in hrs/week and x2 is earned income measured in $/week. Find the values of x₁ and x₂ which maximise utility.
- Adrienne consumes three goods, x, y, and z. Her consumption preference is given by the utility function: u(x, y, z) = x*y} z#, (Pz-Py, Pz) where x, y, and z are the quantities she consumes (respectively). Let p = be the prices of the goods. Answer the following questions, and justify your answers carefully and mathematically. (a) Last year p = sumption bundle last year. (1, 10, 10) and Adrienne's income was 35. Find her optimal con- (b) This year, the prices of x and z have both risen 3.5% while the price of y has risen 7%, and Adrienne got an income raise of 3%. Find the (approximate) percentage changes of her consumption in the three goods due to these changes in prices and income. Does her raise adequately compensate her for the changed prices? What additional percentage change of her income would be needed if we were to restore Adrienne to last year's exact utility level?What is the logarithmic transform of the utility function U=xα1xβ2xγ3U=x1αx2βx3γ given the budget constraint px1x1+px2x2+px3x3=Mpx1x1+px2x2+px3x3=M. Select one: a. ln U=ln xα1+ln xβ2+ln xγ3ln U=ln x1α+ln x2β+ln x3γ b. ln U=α ln x1−β ln x2−γ ln x3ln U=α ln x1−β ln x2−γ ln x3 c. ln U=α ln x1+β ln x2+γ ln x3ln U=α ln x1+β ln x2+γ ln x3 d. ln U=ln xγ1+ln xβ2+ln xα3Questions 1. Will's utility from vacations (91) and meals (92) is given by the function U(V, M) = 91 x 92. Last year, the price of vacations was $200 and the price of meals was $50. This year, the price of meals rose to $75, while the price of vacations remained the same. Both years, Will had an income of $1500. (a) What is the compensating variation for the price change in meals? (b) What is the equivalent variation for the price change in meals?