DSE 2009 Question 46: Budget constraint and consumer equilibrium
A typical graduate student lives in a two-good world, books (x) and movies (y), with utility u(x,y)=x1/3y4/3. Prices of books and movies are 50 and 10. Scheme 1: 750 is paid as fellowship and an additional 250 as a book grant (the grant can only be spent on books). Assuming goods are perfectly divisible, the optimal consumption bundle under Scheme 1 is
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A typical graduate student lives in a two-good world, books (x) and movies (y), with utility u(x,y)=x^(1/3)y^(4/3). Prices of books and movies are 50 and 10. Scheme 1: 750 is paid as fellowship and an additional 250 as a book grant (the grant can only be spent on books). Assuming goods are perfectly divisible, the optimal consumption bundle under Scheme 1 is (A) (4 books, 80 movies) (B) (5 books, 75 movies) (C) (6.5 books, 57.5 movies) (D) (10 books, 50 movies)
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What this question tests
This question is on Transfers, subsidies and taxes on the budget, part of Budget constraint and consumer equilibrium in Microeconomics.
How cash grants, in-kind transfers, price subsidies and excise taxes change the budget set and the consumer's welfare.
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