Cost of living will become more expensive fuelled by increases in food and electricity bill. Suppose the utility function for a customer in the rural area is estimated to be U=F05E°5 where Fis the amount of food consumed and E represent electricity usage. If the consumer income is $10,000 per week and the price of food is $500 and the electricity cost $200. a) Calculate the optimal bundles when the electricity rate increases to $250 b) What is the income and substitution effect of the price increase?

Cost of living will become more expensive fuelled by increases in food and electricity bill. Suppose the utility function for a customer in the rural area is estimated to be U=F05E°5 where Fis the amount of food consumed and E represent electricity usage. If the consumer income is $10,000 per week and the price of food is $500 and the electricity cost $200. a) Calculate the optimal bundles when the electricity rate increases to $250 b) What is the income and substitution effect of the price increase?

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