3) Oğuz has the utility function U (X1,X2) = X:*x2?. (x:: nuts, x: berries). a) If Oğuz has 25 units of nuts and 17 units of berries, the price of nuts is 2 and the price of berries is 1 liras, what would be the optimal consumption of Oğuz? b) Assume the prices change, so that nuts cost 1 and berries cost 3 liras. What is the new demand? In this change, What is the pure substitution effect? What is the income effect? c) In the change calculated in part (b), what is the pure substitution effect? d) In the change calculated in part (b), what is the income effect? 9 In the change calculated in part (b), what is the endowment effect?

3) Oğuz has the utility function U (X1,X2) = X:*x2?. (x:: nuts, x: berries). a) If Oğuz has 25 units of nuts and 17 units of berries, the price of nuts is 2 and the price of berries is 1 liras, what would be the optimal consumption of Oğuz? b) Assume the prices change, so that nuts cost 1 and berries cost 3 liras. What is the new demand? In this change, What is the pure substitution effect? What is the income effect? c) In the change calculated in part (b), what is the pure substitution effect? d) In the change calculated in part (b), what is the income effect? 9 In the change calculated in part (b), what is the endowment effect?

Microeconomics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)

16th Edition

ISBN:9781305506893

Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Publisher:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Chapter7: Consumer Choice And Elasticity

Section: Chapter Questions

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