A small economy has only two consumers, Harold and Irene. Harold's utility function is U(x, y) = x + 50y1/2. Irene's utility function is U(x, y) = x + 5y. Harold is endowed with 500 units of x and 60 units of y. They make trades to reach a Pareto optimal allocation of resources in which both persons consume positive amounts. How much y does Harold consume? 50 units 25 units 28 units 23 units There is not enough information to determine how much y he will consume.
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- If an allocation is Pareto optimal and if indifference curves between the two goods have no kinks, then (Select all that applies) Group of answer choices a. two consumers who consume both goods must have the same MRS between them, but consumers may consume the goods in different ratios. b. two consumers with the same income who consume both goods must have the same MRS, but if their incomes differ, their MRSs may differ. c. any two consumers who consume both goods must consume them in the same ratio. d. for any two consumers who consume both goods, neither will prefer the other consumer’s bundle to his own. e. all consumers receive the bundle that they prefer to any other bundle the economy could produce for them.Suppose that consumer I has the utility function u(x,y) = x + 2y and consumer II has the utility function u(x,y) = min{x, 2y}. Consumer I initially has 12 units of y and zero units of x, while consumer II has 12 units of x and zero units of y. It is correct to state that, in competitive equilibrium, the agents' consumption basket will be:Person A has a utility function of and person B has a utility function Agent A and agent B have identical endowments of (1/2,1/2). (a) Illustrate this situation in an Edgeworth box diagram. (b) What is the equilibrium relationship between p1and p2? (c) What is the equilibrium allocation?
- consider an exchange economy with 2 goods (1 and 2) and 2 consumer (A and B). a bundle with x units of good 1 and y units of good 2 is written as (x,y). consumer A has an endowment (4,0) and consumer B has an endowment (12,12). the 2 goods are perfect substitutes for each consumer. consider an allocation in which A receives (1,9) and B receives (15,3) if we can redistribute endowments suitably, it is possible to obtain this allocation as the outcome of a competitive equilibrium. is this true or false? explain carefullyConsider a pure exchange economy, where each consumer has preferences described by a Cobb-Douglas utility function. Both consumers have exactly the same endowment. In such an economy, an equitable distribution of goods (where each individual consumes exactly half of each good) is a Walrasian equilibrium allocation. a. always for any consumers' preferences b.only if consumers' preferences are exactly the same c. never d. non of the aboveWhich is the correct answer ? Suppose there are 10 apples and 10 oranges in the economy. Joe is currently consuming 4 apples and 5 oranges, and Jane is consuming 6 apples and 5 oranges. At this allocation, Joe's marginal utility of apples is 3, and his marginal utility of oranges is 5. Jane's marginal utility of apples is 6, and her marginal utility of oranges is 10. The current price of apples is R4 per unit and the current price of oranges is R5 per unit. To reach a competitive equilibrium, the required price adjustment is: A. A decrease in the orange price relative to the apple price. B. A decrease in the apple price relative to the orange price. C. No change in the relative prices. D. An increase in both prices.
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- For the utility function U = Qx0.15Qy(1-0.15) find the trade-off rate between good X and good Y at Qx= 9 and Qy=13Come up with an example with four agents and four items in which there is only one Pareto efficient allocationConsider an exchange economy with two consumers (A and B) and two goods (x1 and x2). Consumer A has an endowment of 5 units of x1 and none of x2, whereas Consumer B has an endowment of 3 units of x1 and 15 units of x2. Consumer A's utility function is given by uA=xA1xA2, and Consumer B's utility function is given by uB=min{xB1,xB2}. Both goods are traded in competitive markets. Find the competitive equilibrium price for x2, assuming p1=1.