Suppose the marginal utility (MU) of paperback books is 40 utils and each costs $5 while the MU of DVD rentals is 20 utils and each rents for $4. If you consume one movie and one book per week, are you attaining consumer equilibrium? Yes, so there is no need to change. There is not enough information to answer the question. No. You need to buy more books and rent fewer DVDs. No. You need to rent more DVDs and buy fewer books.
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For paperback books: MU/$ = \frac{40 \text{ utils}}{5 \text{ dollars}} = 8 \text{ utils/dollar} For DVD rentals: Show more…
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