Max enjoys windsurfing and snorkeling. Max has $35 a day to spend, and he can spend as much time as he likes on his leisure pursuits. The price of renting equipment for windsurfing is $10 an hour and for snorkeling is $5 an hour. The table shows the total utility Max gets from each activity. Total                         Total Hours                 utility from                 utility from per day         windsurfing                 snorkeling 1                 120                         40 2                 220                         76 3                 300                         106 4                 360                         128 5                 396                         140 6                 412                         150 7                 422                         158 Calculate Max’s marginal utility from windsurfing at each number of hours per day. Does Max’s marginal utility from windsurfing obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility?   How many hours does Max windsurf and how many hours does he snorkel to maximize his utility?   If Max spent a dollar more on windsurfing and a dollar less on snorkeling than in part (b), by how much would his total utility change?

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Max enjoys windsurfing and snorkeling. Max has $35 a day to spend, and he can spend as much time as he likes on his leisure pursuits. The price of renting equipment for windsurfing is $10 an hour and for snorkeling is $5 an hour. The table shows the total utility Max gets from each activity.


Total                         Total

Hours                 utility from                 utility from

per day         windsurfing                 snorkeling

1                 120                         40

2                 220                         76

3                 300                         106

4                 360                         128

5                 396                         140

6                 412                         150

7                 422                         158

Calculate Max’s marginal utility from windsurfing at each number of hours per day. Does Max’s marginal utility from windsurfing obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility?

 

How many hours does Max windsurf and how many hours does he snorkel to maximize his utility?

 

If Max spent a dollar more on windsurfing and a dollar less on snorkeling than in part (b), by how much would his total utility change?

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