题目

经济学关于效用的题目.如下
一个消费者每月400元购买两类食品,如果他的效用函数为U(X,Y)=2XY,肉制品X平均每磅4元,豆制品平均每磅2元.求效用最大化的消费量X与Y.

提问时间：2020-10-30

答案

max u(X,Y)
s.t. XPx + YPy = m
Lagrangian
L(X,Y,t) = u(X,Y) + t(m - XPx - YPy)
FONC
dL/dX = du/dX - tPx = MUx - tPx = 0
dL/dY = du/dY - tPy = MUy - tPy = 0
which implies
MUx/Px = MUy/Py = t, or MUx/MUy = Px/Py
MUx = 2Y, MUy = 2X
MRS = MUx/MUy = Y/X
Px/Py = 2
so we have
Y/X = 2, or Y = 2X
with the other linear restriction: 4X + 2Y = 400
X = 50, Y = 100
U_max = 2*50*100 = 10k