1. Sarah enjoys watching films at home (F) and
going to the cinema (C). Her utility function is U = FC. Each film
costs £2 to download while each cinema ticket costs £8, and Sarah
has £80 to spend each month on these two goods.
- Does Sarah's utility function satisfy the assumption that more
is preferred to less? Explain.
- Write the expression for Sarah's budget constraint. Graph the
budget constraint and determine its slope.
- Suppose Sarah is currently downloading 28 films and buying 3
cinema tickets each month, so that the marginal utilities of F and
C are: MUF = 3 and MUC = 28. Calculate
Sarah's marginal rate of substitution at this consumption bundle
and interpret your result.
- Given the quantities consumed in (c), is Sarah maximising her
utility? If not, explain how she should change her consumption in
order to maximise utility