Determine how many apples and bananas to buy or sell


Assume Jerry and Tom can buy or sell the apples at price Pa and the bananas at price Pb. Both are price-takers. Given these prices, they seek to maximize utility by choosing determine how many apples and bananas to buy or sell.

Jerry utility Uj (Aj,Bj)= log Aj + logBj

s.t. Pa(Aj) + Pb (Bj) = 9 Pa + 15 Pb

Tom's utility Ut (At,Bt)= log At + logBt

s.t. Pa(At) + Pb (Bt) = 12 Pa + 6 Pb

Calculate how many apples and bananas should Tom and Jerry consume?

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