Question

Quantity of Flower A Total Utility Marginal Utility Quantity of Flower B Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 16 16 1 30 30 2 30 14 2 46 16 3 42 12 3 61 15 4 52 10 4 75 14 5 60 8 5 88 13 6 66 6 6 100 12 7 70 4 7 111 11 Your mother needs help deciding how many of two kinds of flowers to purchase for a bouquet she is making. She wants to purchase two kinds of flowers: Flower A and Flower B. If the price of Flower A is $2 and the price of Flower B is $3, how many of Flower A should your mother purchase for her bouquet to maximize her utility if she can spend at most $17 on flowers

Answer 1

Answer:

she should buy 4 As and 3 Bs

Explanation:

utility per dollar

                     flower A                 flower B       total money spent

1 flower            8                            10                      $5

2 flowers        7.5                          7.67                  $10

3 flowers         7                            6.78                  $15

4 flowers        6.5                                                   $17

total                29                          24.45                $17