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You have $10 product X cost $1 per unit and product Y cost $2 per unit. Use the table below to determine: 1 2

You have $10 product X cost $1 per unit and product Y cost $2 per unit. Use the table below to determine:

 

1 2 3 4
Quantity of X Total Utility of X Quantity of Y Total Utility of Y
1 10 1 24
2 18 2 44
3 25 3 62
4 31 4 78

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(over please)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Quantity of X Total Utility of X MUX MUX/PX Quantity of Y Total Utility of Y MUY MUY/PY
1 10 1 24
2 18 2 44
3 25 3 62

4

31 4 78

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  1. (a) how much of each will be bought?                                      
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  4. (b) how much total utility would be received by consuming X and Y?            
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  7. If the rule relating the ratio of marginal utility to prices of two goods at the optimal choice does not hold, why the choice cannot be utility-maximizing?            
 

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