1: The price of bread is $6 per kilogram and Aaron's income is $180. He buys 15 kilograms of bread, 10 kilograms of butter, and nothing else. What is the price of butter? Draw Aaron's budget constraint and identify his chosen consumption bundle. (LO1, 2)
2: Olivia has received a $15 gift certificate that is redeemable only for roasted peanuts. Bags of roasted peanuts come in two sizes, regular and jumbo. A regular bag contains 30 peanuts and a jumbo bag contains 50. If a regular bag costs 50 cents and a jumbo bag costs 75 cents, how many of each will Olivia purchase? What if the jumbo bag costs $1? In each case, draw a budget line that shows her available choices, and indicate her best choice by adding indifference curves. Assume that Olivia cares only about the number of peanuts, and not about the size of the bag. (LO2)
3: Given income of $400 and concert and movie ticket prices of $25 and $10 respectively, Elena is considering whether to attend 10 concerts and 15 movies. If Elena's MRSCFis equal to F/C would she maximize utility with this choice? If not, how many movies and concerts should she attend? (LO3)