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6 59 (-) 5 - 1.25
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Y
X
O QX MUX/PX
Units
Units of
of Goods
Good XXconsumed
and Y consumed
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A consumer has Rs.88 with him. He wants to purchase
good X and good Y with his money. The market price
of X and Y per unit is Rs.8. The marginal utility
schedule of goods X and Y is given below.
Units MUX MUY MUX/PX MUY/PY
of good
1 88 40 11 5
2 72 36 9 4.5
3 64 24 8 3
4 56 20 7 2.5
5 48 16 6 2
6 40 12 5 1.5
7 32 8 4 1
8 24 4 3 .5
9 16 0 2 0
10 8 (-) 5 1 - 0.625
E1 E2
Utility (in utils)
MUMoney
MUX/PX MUY/PY
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