Post Utme Lautech 2017 Economics Question 3

Practice objective / multiple choice question 3 from the 2017 Post Utme Lautech Economics examination.

Post Utme Lautech 2017 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 3 POST_UTME_LAUTECH • 2017 • ECONOMICS • objective

A consumer's budget constraint is given by \( P_x x + P_y y = I \), where \( P_x \) and \( P_y \) are the prices of good x and good y respectively, x and y are the quantities consumed and I is the income. If the consumer has an income of ₦1000, and the prices of good x and good y are ₦5 and ₦3 respectively, find the quantity of good y that the consumer can buy.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. \( \frac{1000 - 5x}{3} \ \)
B. \( \frac{1000 + 5x}{3} \ \)
C. \( \frac{1000 - 3x}{5} \ \)
D. \( \frac{1000 + 3x}{5} \ \)
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
\( \frac{1000 - 5x}{3} \ \)

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This is Post Utme Lautech 2017 Economics Question 3. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Lautech Economics examination.

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