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Mr. Dogan has 4000 TL to spend. He considers buying meat whose price is 400 TL per kg. and cheese whose price is 160 TL /kg. Given this a) What condition (equality) leads him to a utility maximization. State the condition numerically and tell clearly what each of the variables mean in that equation b) Now suppose that income of Mr. Dogan and price of meat does not change but price of cheese is down to 130 TL/kg. Do the equality and optimal basket found in a still maximize the utility? If not; what is the new condition for utility maximization (write the condition as a numerical equation defining the variables in the equation)
Using Figure 4 , explain why the point of tangency of the budget line with an indifference curve is the consumer’s equilibrium position. Explain why any point where the budget line intersects an indifference curve is not equilibrium. Explain: “The consumer is in equilibrium where MRS = PB /PA.”
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