Suppose there are two consumers, A and B, and two goods, X and Y. Consumer A is given an initial endowment of 4 units of good X and 4 units of good Y. Consumer B is given an initial endowment of 4 units of good X and 4 units of good Y. Consumer A’s utility function is given by:
UA(X,Y) = X*Y4,
and consumer B’s utility function is given by
UB(X,Y) = X*Y.
Therefore, consumer A’s marginal utilities for each good are given by:
MUX =Y4
MUY = 4XY3
Also, consumer B’s marginal utilities for each good are given by:
MUX = Y
MUY = X
Suppose the price of good Y is equal to one. What price of good X will lead to a competitive equilibrium? Please round your answer to 4 decimal places.
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