Microeconomics Answers

Sanjana loves to read books(B) and likes to watch movies(M) as well. She derives double the satisfaction from reading a book than watching a movie. Her utility function is as follows

U(B, M) = 2B + M

Where B and M are the number of books and movies respectively.

a. Explain the shape of the indifference curve using diagrams. [ Word limit: 200]

b. The income available with her is INR60. And price of movie ticket is INR 10 and that of a book is INR 15. Will she spend her entire budget and why? What will be her consumption, explain why?

Given P = 24-0.1Q, where Q = q1+q2 and q1 = q2, TC1 = 0.075q1^2, TC2 = 0.05q2^2, (i) Show the profit equation of each form. (ii) Determine the output and price of low cost firm. (iii) Calculate the profit of low cost firm. (iv) What profit maximizing price level the high cost firm would have charged had it been a leader?

The income available with her is INR60. And price of movie ticket is INR 10 and that of a book is INR 15. Will she spend her entire budget and why? What will be her consumption, explain why? 

Q1. Sanjana loves to read books(B) and likes to watch movies(M) as well. She derives double the satisfaction from reading a book than watching a movie. Her utility function is as follows U(B, M) = 2B + M Where B and M are the number of books and movies respectively. a. Explain the shape of the indifference curve using diagrams. [3 MARKS, Word limit: 200] b. The income available with her is INR60. And price of movie ticket is INR 10 and that of a book is INR 15. Will she spend her entire budget and why? What will be her consumption, explain why

Q1. Sanjana loves to read books(B) and likes to watch movies(M) as well. She derives double the satisfaction from reading a book than watching a movie. Her utility function is as follows

U(B, M) = 2B + M

Q1. Sanjana loves to read books(B) and likes to watch movies(M) as well. She derives double the satisfaction from reading a book than watching a movie. Her utility function is as follows U(B, M) = 2B + M Where B and M are the number of books and movies respectively. a. Explain the shape of the indifference curve using diagrams. [3 MARKS, Word limit: 200] b. The income available with her is INR60. And price of movie ticket is INR 10 and that of a book is INR 15. Will she spend her entire budget and why? What will be her consumption, explain why

Q2. Suppose you are on a three-day trip to Rome (from Monday to Wednesday) and during your stay you decide to consume only Waffle and Ravioli (measured on the horizontal and vertical axes respectively). You have a given amount of money (some constant) to spend on each of the three days. Suppose that the price of Waffle rises between Monday and Tuesday. If your optimum points of consumption on Monday and Tuesday are respectively called M and T, such that M to the left of T, what does it say about both the commodities? Illustrate your answer using an appropriate diagram. [3 MARKS, Word limit: 200]

Sanjana loves to read books(B) and likes to watch movies (M) as well. She derives double the satisfaction from reading a book than watching a movie. Her utility function is as follows

U(B, M) = 2B + M

Where B and M are the number of books and movies respectively.

a. Explain the shape of the indifference curve using diagrams. [3 MARKS, Word limit: 200] b. The income available with her is INR60. And price of movie ticket is INR 10 and that of a book is INR 15. Will she spend her entire budget and why? What will be her consumption, explain why?

Sanjana loves to read books(B) and likes to watch movies(M) as well. She derives double the satisfaction from reading a book than watching a movie. Her utility function is as follows

U(B, M) = 2B + M

Where B and M are the number of books and movies respectively.

a. Explain the shape of the indifference curve using diagrams. [ Word limit: 200]

b. The income available with her is INR60. And price of movie ticket is INR 10 and that of a book is INR 15. Will she spend her entire budget and why? What will be her consumption, explain why?

 Explain the shape of the indifference curve using diagrams.