Post Utme Caleb University 2020 Economics Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2020 Post Utme Caleb University Economics examination.

Post Utme Caleb University 2020 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 39 POST_UTME_CALEB_UNIVERSITY • 2020 • ECONOMICS • objective

A consumer has a budget constraint of 100 units of currency and faces the following prices: good A \costs 5 units and good B \costs 3 units. The consumer's utility function is given by U(x,y) = 2x + 3y. Determine the optimal quantities of the two goods that the consumer will purchase.

Answer Options

A. (x,y) = (20,10)
Correct Answer B. (x,y) = (15,15)
C. (x,y) = (10,20)
D. (x,y) = (5,25)
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
(x,y) = (15,15)

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This is Post Utme Caleb University 2020 Economics Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Post Utme Caleb University Economics examination.

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