Microeconomics (13th Edition)
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Author: Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Bob budgets $12 a week for entertainment. He splits his time between going to the movies and going to the gym. Each movie costs $3 and each session at the gym also costs $3. The total utility from each of these activities is shown in the table below. Bob’s utility maximizing point is:
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Total Utility
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3 movies; 3 gym workout sessions
4 movies; 0 gym workout sessions
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1 movie; 5 gym workout sessions
Bob budgets $12 a week for entertainment. He splits his time between going to the movies and going to the gym. Each movie costs $3 and each session at the gym also costs $3. The total utility from each of these activities is shown in the table below. Bob’s utility maximizing point is:
Movies
Total Utility
Gym Costs
Total Utility
0
0
0
0
1
30
1
50
2
55
2
85
3
76
3
115
4
92
4
107
5
103
5
111
6
114
7
115
Suppose John decides to buy 4 units of food and 4 units of clothing with his $12 budget. Would his marginal utility per dollar spent on food be greater than or less than his marginal utility per dollar spent on clothing? What does this tell you about how he should substitute food for clothing if he wanted to increase his utility without spending any more money?
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Microeconomics (13th Edition)
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