Penny likes to have peanut butter (B) with apples (A). The price of apples is $3 per pound and peanut butter costs $.50 per ounce. Penny's budget for peanut butter and apples is $3.60. Penny's utility function is U (A, B) = A/B. Penny's MRS is [ Select ] His income expansion path is described by [ [ Select ] . Thus, Penny will consume [Select ] ounces of peanut butter and [ Select ] pounds of apples.
Penny likes to have peanut butter (B) with apples (A). The price of apples is $3 per pound and peanut butter costs $.50 per ounce. Penny's budget for peanut butter and apples is $3.60. Penny's utility function is U (A, B) = A/B. Penny's MRS is [ Select ] His income expansion path is described by [ [ Select ] . Thus, Penny will consume [Select ] ounces of peanut butter and [ Select ] pounds of apples.
Chapter6: Consumer Choice Theory
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