Solution: Alice’s utility function is U(C, L) = C 1/2 L 1/3 . Her wages are $15 and she has 20 hours to allocate between work and leisure. Her non-labor


Question: Alice’s utility function is U(C, L) = C 1/2 L 1/3 . Her wages are $15 and she has 20 hours to allocate between work and leisure. Her non-labor income is $30.

  1. Find her utility maximizing combination of labor and leisure.
  2. Find her utility maximizing combination of labor and leisure when non-labor income is zero.
  3. On one graph, clearly label all your answers from parts a and b.
  4. On the graph, show which effect dominates, the substitution effect or income effect when non-labor income goes from $30 to $0. Very briefly explain.

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