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Otrada [13]
3 years ago
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Natalie consumes only apples and tomatoes. Her utility function is U(x, y) = x 2y 8 , where x is the number of apples consumed a

nd y is the number of tomatoes con-sumed. Natalie’s income is $320, and the prices of apples and tomatoes are $4 and $3, respectively. How many apples will she consume?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Kamila [148]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

16 apples.

Step-by-step explanation:

U(x, y) = x^2y^8

MU_x =\frac{\partial U}{\partial x}  = 2xy^8\\MU_y = \frac{\partial U}{\partial x} = 8x^2y^7\\

Price of apples, Px=$4

Price of tomatoes,  Py=$3

Ratio of their Marginal Utilities

\frac{MU_x}{MU_y}  =  \frac{Px}{Py}

\frac{y}{4x}  =  \frac{4}{3}

y=\frac{16x}{3}

Since Natalie’s income is $320

320 = xPx+yPy

320=4x + 3*\frac{16x}{3} \\320= 4x+16x = 20x\\x=\frac{320}{20} = 16\\Also\\y=\frac{16x}{3}=\frac{16X16}{3}=\$85.33

Since x=16, Natalie will consume 16 apples.

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