Discussion Post: Microeconomics
• How do you compare the profit maximizing price and output of this firm with that of a perfectly competitive firm?
o Suppose Ben has a monthly income of $8,000 which he allocates between two goods rock cake and sodas. The price of a soda is $100 and the price of a rock cake is $150.
• Graph Ben's budget line with soda on the horizontal axis.
• What is the slope of the budget line?
• If the marginal utility for the last unit of soda is 500 utilities and that of rock cake is 400 utilities. What should Ben do to maximize his utility
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