2. Ann has started working and is saving to buy a house, which requires a down-paymentof d. She has a monthly income of y and faces goods prices pa and p3. Ann's utilityfunction is given byu = 3 In a. + (1- 3) In a.%3DHer minimum standard of living renders a utility of uo. Solve for the minimumnumber of months it takes for Ann to save up to the down-payment, as a function of(d, y, uo, Pa, Ps).

This is essentially an expenditure minimizing exercise for Ann. To be able to save the down payment…

2. Ann has started working and is saving to buy a house, which requires a down-payment of d. She has a monthly income of y and faces goods prices Pa and p. Ann's utility function is given by u = 3 ln a. + (1- 3) In ,. Her minimum standard of living renders a utility of uo. Solve for the minimum number of months it takes for Ann to save up to the down-payment, as a function of (d, y, uo, Pa, Ps).

2. Ann has started working and is saving to buy a house, which requires a down-payment of d. She has a monthly income of y and faces goods prices Pa and p. Ann's utility function is given by u = 3 ln a. + (1- 3) In ,. Her minimum standard of living renders a utility of uo. Solve for the minimum number of months it takes for Ann to save up to the down-payment, as a function of (d, y, uo, Pa, Ps).

Principles of Economics 2e

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Chapter6: Consumer Choices

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6RQ: Would you expect total utility to rise or fall with additional consumption of a good? Why?

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