From the data in problem 20-3, if the price of cheeseburger is $2, the price of a bag of French fries is $1, and you have $6 to spend (and you spend all of it), what is the utility maximizing combination of cheeseburgers and French fries?
20-3 Where possible, complete the missing cells in the table below.
Concept Introduction:
Consumer Equilibrium condition: It states that the
Total Utility= It is the numerical value assigned to the level of satisfaction derived from consumption of all goods or services.
Marginal Utility= It is the numerical value assigned to the level of satisfaction derived from consumption of additional good or service.
Number of Cheese-burgers | Total Utility of Cheese-burgers | Marginal Utility of Cheese-burgers | Money spent | Bags of French Fries | Total Utility of French Fries | Marginal utility of French Fries | Money spent | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1 | 20 | 20 | $2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | $1 | |
2 | 36 | 16 | $2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | $1 | |
3 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 2 | |||
4 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 1 | |||
5 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
$1 on the1st bag of French fries
$1 on the 2nd bag of French fries
$2 on the 1st cheeseburger
$2 on the 2nd cheeseburger
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