Bernice Has the Utility Function U(x, Y)= Min{x, Y}, Where

question 18

Multiple Choice

Bernice has the utility function u(x, y) = min{x, y}, where x is the number of pairs of earrings she buys per week and y is the number of dollars per week she has left to spend on other things.(We allow the possibility that she buys fractional numbers of pairs of earrings per week.) If she originally had an income of $11 per week and was paying a price of $4 per pair of earrings, then if the price of earrings rose to $8, the compensating variation of that price change (measured in dollars per week) would be closest to

• A)$4.89.
• B)$17.60.
• C)$18.60.
• D)$8.80.
• E)$16.60.

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Definitions:

Volume of Units

The total number of individual items or products produced or sold by a company.

Price Change

An adjustment in the selling price of a product or service, which can be either an increase or decrease due to various factors like cost, demand, or competition.

Absorption Costing

A method of costing that includes all manufacturing costs, both fixed and variable, in the cost of a product.

Cost-plus Pricing

A pricing strategy where the selling price is determined by adding a specific markup to a product's cost price.