Suppose That Eugene Cares Only About Action Figures and Ice

question 32

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Eugene cares only about action figures and ice cream. His utility function is U = A^0.33C^0.67, where A is the number of action figures he owns and C is the number of scoops of ice cream he eats. The price of action figures is $10, and the price of ice cream is $4. Eugene has a budget of $100. How can Eugene's utility maximization problem be expressed as a Lagrangian equation?

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Definitions:

Marginal Resource Cost

The additional cost incurred by acquiring one more unit of a resource, such as labor or materials.

Long-run Real Wages

The inflation-adjusted income received by workers, taking into account the purchasing power of their earnings over a long period.

Demand for Labor

The total amount of workforce or labor hours that employers in the economy are willing and able to hire at a given wage rate.

Supply of Labor

The total hours that workers wish to work at a given wage rate, reflecting how many people are available to work.