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- (i) Keith’s marginal utility of leisure is C – 20 and his marginal utility of consumption is L – 50. There are 110 hours in the week available to split between work and leisure. Keith receives £250 of welfare payments each week regardless of how much he works (assume he spends all of his welfare payments on consumption). What is Keith’s reservation wage? (ii) Suppose Danny receives the same welfare payments each week as Keith and has the same number of available hours (110). However, Danny’s indifference curve is flatter than Keith’s. How would his reservation wage compare to Keith’s? Why?What is the budget line for consumption (C) and leisure (L) if a person faces a constant wage of $12 per hour, there are 110 hours in the week to work, and she receives nonlabor income of $300 per week?Katie’s preferences for consumption and leisure can be expressed as U(C, L) = (C – 80) x (L – 40) This utility function implies that Katie’s marginal utility of leisure is C – 80 and her marginal utility of consumption is L – 40. There are 110 hours in the week available to split between work and leisure. Katie earns $15 per hour after taxes. She also receives $200 worth of assistance benefits each week regardless of how much she works. Graph Katie’s budget line. What is Katie’s marginal rate of substitution when L = 70 and she is on her budget line? What is Katie’s reservation wage? Find Katie’s optimal amount of consumption and leisure.
