An individual consumes products X and Y and spends $30 per time period. The prices of the two goods are $3 per unit for X and $3 per unit for Y. The consumer in this case has a utility function expressed as: U(X.Y) = 0.5XY How much X should this individual consume, given that he is maximizing the utility? ( A)

An individual consumes products X and Y and spends $30 per time period. The prices of the two goods are $3 per unit for X and $3 per unit for Y. The consumer in this case has a utility function expressed as: U(X.Y) = 0.5XY How much X should this individual consume, given that he is maximizing the utility? ( A)

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter4: Utility Maximization And Choice

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