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Warm-Up. Complete the warm-up problem in your notes packet. Utility Maximization. Chapter 10: The Rational Consumer (pages 250-263). What is Happiness?. Measure someone’s UTILITY Uses units known as UTILS Everything we buy has utility Everything you buy makes up your CONSUMPTION BUNDLE.
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Warm-Up • Complete the warm-up problem in your notes packet
Utility Maximization Chapter 10: The Rational Consumer (pages 250-263)
What is Happiness? • Measure someone’s UTILITY • Uses units known as UTILS • Everything we buy has utility • Everything you buy makes up your CONSUMPTION BUNDLE
Consumption Bundle Diminishing Marginal Utility
Budget Constraint • Purchases limited by budget • BUDGET LINE shows all possible combinations • Creates CONSUMPTION POSSBILITIES CURVE
Budget Constraint • Assumptions • Income = $50 • Notebooks = $5 • CDs = $10 Combination not possible
Optimum Consumption • Maximize utility given budget constraint • Done through marginal analysis • Look to marginal utility per dollar
Optimum Consumption MUX/PX = MUY/PY