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Chapter 20, Problem 20.4LO
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The principle of bounded rationality.
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illustrate diagrammatically how the optimal choice of a consumer changes as a result of a decrease in the consumer’s income, when one of the two goods on offer is a normal good. To complete this activity you must have a clear understanding of how the optimal choice is determined, what happens to the budget constraint as the consumer’s income decreases, and the concept of a normal good.
If we consume an additional unit of goods when utility is maximum, the utility we get from this additional unit is (positive, negative or zero)? Choose one why?
Rhea is determining how many gallons of milk (M) and loaves of bread (B) to purchase. Use the
information in italics to answer the bolded question below:
Rhea's marginal utility function for milk:
MUN
• Rhea's marginal utility function for bread:
M = 0.5M-2
MUB
=
0.5MB-1/2
• Rhea has $60 to spend on bread and milk.
• The price of milk (Pm) is $3/gallon of milk.
• The price of bread (Pb) is $1/loaf of bread.
• For the sake of computation, assume that bread is the horizontal axis good (i.e., good X) and milk is
the vertical axis good (i.e., good Y).
When you set up the optimal budget decision rule for Rhea's consumer problem, which of
the following statements best describes how much she will buy of both goods at her
consumer equilibrium?
O For each gallon of milk, Rhea will buy 1/3 loaf of bread.
O For each gallon of milk, Rhea will buy 3 loaves of bread.
For each gallon of milk, Rhea will buy 1 loaf of bread.
O For each gallon of milk, Rhea will buy 6 loaves of bread.
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