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consumers act in self-interest and do not consider the utility of others.
- b)
buyers seek to maximize their utility.
- c)
buyers are rational and preferred more than less.
- d)
All the mentioned
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- True/False Utility refers to the total satisfaction or happiness that an individual get from consuming a product.Brit-Brick is a company that produces bricks and cement in the UK. Their largest consumer is ConstrUK, a UK construction company. The manager of Brit-Brick has asked the research department to find out how sensitive ConstrUK’s demand for bricks is. The research department has estimated that ConstrUK’s preferences over bricks (x) and cement (y) can be described by the utility function U(X,Y)=X1/2 Y1/2 where x and y are measured in bags. The price for one bag of cement is equal to £1. It is estimated that ConstrUK’s budget is £10,000. Find the price-consumption curve for bricks and the corresponding demand curve.How does a consumer maximizes their utility given that they experience a budget constraint? Explain with graphical illustrations. Note:- Please avoid using ChatGPT and refrain from providing handwritten solutions; otherwise, I will definitely give a downvote. Also, be mindful of plagiarism. Answer completely and accurate answer. Rest assured, you will receive an upvote if the answer is accurate.
- UniQ is a company that produces speaker HF drivers and woofers in the UK. Their largest consumer is KEF, a UK loudspeaker manufacturing company. The manager of KEF has asked the research department to find out how sensitive KEF’s demand for HF driver is. The research department has estimated that KEF’s preferences over HF drivers(x) and woofers(y) can be described by the utility function U(x,y) = x^1/2 y^1/2 The price for one unit of woofer is equal to £1. It is estimated that KEF’s budget is £10,000. Find the price-consumption curve for HF drivers and the corresponding demand curve.Which of the following statements is true? Group of answer choices If the more is better assumption is satisfied, the marginal utility from consuming the second unit must be greater than the marginal utility from consuming the first unit. Marginal utility is the slope of total utility. If the more is better assumption is satisfied, total utility will increase as consumption increases. Marginal utility may be negative.Utility Maximization A consumer faces income constraints and has CES preferences of the following form: U(x, y) =x y Find the consumer’s demand for x as a function of prices and income
- Many apartment-complex owners are installing water meters for each apartment and billing the occupants according to the amount of water they use. This is in contrast to the former procedure of having a central meter for the entire complex and dividing up the water expense as part of the rent. Where individual meters have been installed, water usage has declined 10 to 40 percent. Explain that drop, referring to price and marginal utility.Q1-Select the true or false for the following statement also give the explanation and support your answer with graphical presentation where necessary. Explanation is compulsory 3 to 6 line. If total utility at optimum level marginal utility is negative.A consumer currently spends a given budget on two goods, X and Y, in such quantities that the marginal utility of X is 10 and the marginal utility of Y is 8. The unit price of X is $5 and the unit price of Y is $2. The utility-maximizing rule suggests that this consumer should
- Brit-Brick is a company that produces bricks and cement in the UK. Their largest consumer is ConstrUK, a UK construction company. The manager of Brit-Brick has asked the research department to find out how sensitive ConstrUK’s demand for bricks is. The research department has estimated that ConstrUK’s preferences over bricks (x) and cement (y) can be described by the utility function U(x,y)=x^(7/10)y^(1-7/10) The price for one bag of cement is equal to £1. It is estimated that ConstrUK’s budget is £10,000. Find the price-consumption curve for bricks and the corresponding demand curve.Brit-Brick is a company that produces bricks and cement in the UK. Their largest consumer is ConstrUK, a UK construction company. The manager of Brit-Brick has asked the research department to find out how sensitive ConstrUK’s demand for bricks is. The research department has estimated that ConstrUK’s preferences over bricks (x) and cement (y) can be described by the utility function U(x,y) = x4/5y1/5 where x and y are measured in bags. The price for one bag of cement is equal to £1. It is estimated that ConstrUK’s budget is £10,000. Find the price-consumption curve for bricks and the corresponding demand curve. Note: The writing is clear and abbreviations are not allowed.In recent years fresh bagel sales have been growing at about 30% per year. Once considered an ethnic food to be eaten only by some consumers, bagels now “have become the new doughnut to bring to the office.” But one problem with bagels is that they get stale fast. In the words of Ray Lahvic, editor emeritus of Bakery Production and Marketing, “The worst thing in the world is a day-old bagel.” If a market researcher asserts that the slope of the typical consumer’s indifference curve between fresh bagels and day-old bagels is -1, would you agree with Mr. Lahvic’s statement about fresh and day-old bagels given above? Please explain. Note: Slope of the indifference curve is the marginal rate of substitution (MRS) and the MRS is defined as “How much of good A will a consumer give up to get one more unit of good B such that the total utility before and after the change in consumption of A and B is the same.”
