Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Marginal

question 42

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following marginal utility data for products X and Y.Assume that the prices of X and Y are $4 and $2 respectively and that the consumer's income is $18. $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\text {Units}\\\underline{\text {of X }}\\1\\2\\3\\4\\5\\6\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Marginal}\\\underline{\text {Utility, X}}\\20\\16\\12\\8\\6\\4\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Units}\\\underline{\text {of Y }}\\1\\2\\3\\4\\5\\6\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Marginal}\\\underline{\text {Utility, Y}}\\16\\14\\12\\10\\8\\6\end{array}\end{array}$
Refer to the data.What quantities of X and Y should be purchased to maximize utility?

• A) 2 of X and 1 of Y
• B) 4 of X and 5 of Y
• C) 2 of X and 5 of Y
• D) 2 of X and 6 of Y

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Definitions:

Price Floor

A government or regulatory-imposed minimum price set for a particular good or service, below which it cannot be sold, often to protect producers or encourage production.

Surplus

The situation in which the quantity of a good or service supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at the existing price.

Price Ceiling

A price ceiling is a legal maximum price set by the government for certain goods or services to prevent prices from becoming prohibitively high.

Price Floor

A government-imposed minimum price charged on a product, below which that particular product cannot be supplied to the market.