Joseph King Has Ambitions to Be Mayor of Williston,North Dakota

question 59

Essay

Joseph King has ambitions to be mayor of Williston,North Dakota.Joe has determined the breakdown of the steps to the nomination and has estimated normal and crash costs and times for the campaign as follows (times are in weeks). Joe King is not a wealthy man and would like to organize a 16-week campaign at minimum cost.Write and solve a linear program to accomplish this task.

Compare and contrast different utility functions to predict changes in consumer behavior.

Identify equilibria through mathematical manipulation of utility functions and initial endowments.

Explain how changes in initial endowments affect market outcomes and individual consumption.

Use the concept of Pareto efficiency to evaluate allocations in a two-good economy.

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