Consider a Society Consisting of Just a Farmer and a Tailor.The

question 63

Essay

Consider a society consisting of just a farmer and a tailor.The farmer has 10 units of food but no clothing.The tailor has 20 units of clothing but no food.Suppose each has the utility function U = F ∗ C.The price of clothing is always $1.If the price of food is $3,does a competitive equilibrium exist? If not,what will happen to the price of food?

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