If Bernice (Whose Utility Function Is Min{x, Y}, Where X

question 24

Multiple Choice

If Bernice (whose utility function is min{x, y}, where x is her consumption of earrings and y is money left for other stuff) had an income of $10 and was paying a price of $3 for earrings when the price of earrings went up to $4, then the equivalent variation of the price change was

• A)$2.
• B)$2.50.
• C)$5.
• D)$1.
• E)$2.25.

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