Macroeconomics
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Author: PARKIN, Michael
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Chapter 9, Problem 8SPA
a)
To determine
The change in consumption basket.
b)
To determine
The choice of preference of consumption basket.
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Utility
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A consumer who has spent all of her income on clothes and food and finds that her marginal-utility for clothes is 16 and marginal-utility for food is 20. If the price of clothes and food are both $4 . What should the consumer do for purchases to maximize total utility
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purchasing more clothes and less food
B.
purchasing more of both commodities
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D.
purchasing more food and less clothes
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