2. Suppose that a consumer has utility given by U(X,Y ) = XY + 10Y and income...

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2. Suppose that a consumer has utility given by U(X,Y ) = XY + 10Y and income of $100 to spend on goods X and Y.

a. The prices of X and Y are both $1 per unit. Use a Lagrangian to solve for the optimal basket of goods.

b. Suppose that the price of X increases to $5 per unit. Use a Lagrangian to solve for the new optimal basket of goods. Find the total effect of the price change on the consumption of each good.

c. Use a Lagrangian to find the substitution effect of the increase in the price of good X on the consumption of each good. What income would the consumer need to attain the original level of utility when the price of X increases to $5 per unit?

d. Find the income effect of the increase in the price of good X on the consumption of each good. Are the goods normal or inferior? Explain.

e. Show that the total effect of the increase in the price of X is equal to the sum of the substitution effect and the income effect.

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780716759751

1st Edition

Authors: Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, Chad Syverson

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