Julio receives utility from consuming food (F) and clothing (C) as given by the utility function U (F,C) = FC. In addition, the price of food is $2per unit, the price of clothing is $6 per unit, and Julio's weekly income is $50.
Suppose instead that Julio is consuming a bundle with more food and less clothing than his utility maximizing bundle. Would this marginal rate of substitution of food for clothing be greater than or less than your answer above? Explain.
a). If Julio is instead consuming a bundle with more food and less clothing than his utility maximizing bundle, then his marginal rate of substitution will be (less than, equal to, greater than) 0.33 because he will be consuming a bundle on the indifference curve that is (to the left of, equal to, to the right of) his satisfaction maximizing bundle.
Get Answers For Free
Most questions answered within 1 hours.