=+B. Suppose that your tastes could be represented by the utility function u1x1 ,x2 2 5 10x1
Question:
=+B. Suppose that your tastes could be represented by the utility function u1x1
,x2 2 5 10x1 0.5 1 x2
, with x1 representing weekly servings of grits and x2 representing dollars of other breakfast food consumption.
Suppose your weekly (exogenous) budget for breakfast food is $50.
a. Derive your uncompensated and compensated demand for grits.
b. Suppose the tax on grits raises its price from $1.00 to $1.25 per serving. How does your consumption of grits change?
c. How much tax revenue T does the government collect from you per week?
d. Use the expenditure function for this problem to determine how much L you would have been willing to pay (per week) to avoid this tax?
Step by Step Answer:
Microeconomics An Intuitive Approach With Calculus
ISBN: 9781337335652,9781337027632
2nd Edition
Authors: Thomas Nechyba