Suppose that Mr. Umais spends his entire income on good X and Y. The marginal utility of each commodity is recorded in the table below. If the price of X is Rs. 100 and price of Y is 500 and mr. Umais has an income of Rs. 1000 per month. How many units of each good should he purchase?   Units of X and Y            MU x               MU y 1                                     20                    50 2                                     18                    45 3                                     16                    40 4                                     13                    35 5                                     10                    30 6                                      6                     25 7                                      4                     20 8                                      2                     15   a. (X, Y) = (5, 0) b. (X, Y) = (5, 5) c. (X, Y) = (0, 5) d. cannot be determined

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Suppose that Mr. Umais spends his entire income on good X and Y. The marginal utility of each commodity is recorded in the table below. If the price of X is Rs. 100 and price of Y is 500 and mr. Umais has an income of Rs. 1000 per month. How many units of each good should he purchase?

 

Units of X and Y            MU x               MU y

1                                     20                    50

2                                     18                    45

3                                     16                    40

4                                     13                    35

5                                     10                    30

6                                      6                     25

7                                      4                     20

8                                      2                     15

 

a. (X, Y) = (5, 0)

b. (X, Y) = (5, 5)

c. (X, Y) = (0, 5)

d. cannot be determined 

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