Question

Sharon purchases two products, X and Y, with a given fixed budget. The marginal utility she receives from the last unit of X she consumes is 60 utils, and the marginal utility she receives from the last unit of Y she consumes is 30 utils. The price of X is $2.00, and the price of Y is $1.00. Based on the equal marginal principle, these data suggest that Sharon

Answer 1

Answer:

A) is maximizing her total utility from the given fixed budget.

Explanation:

The equal marginal principle refers to the principle in which the consumer would select that combination of goods which maximise its total utility. It could be selected by having marginal utility and its price

And for profit maximization, the marginal utility and the price is equivalent to both the goods.

i.e

$\frac{MU_X}{P_X} = \frac{MU_Y}{P_Y}$

$\frac{60}{2} = \frac{30}{1}$

30 = 30

Hence, the correct option is a.