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Suppose that a consumer has an initial endowment of 48.00 eggs. He is able to sell these eggs freely on the market for $1.00 per egg, but has no other income. However, he still demands some eggs himself. His demand is given by the following equation:
x1 = 16.00+ m/4p1
The price for eggs increases to $2.00 per egg. Calculate this consumer's endowment income effect.

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Answer and Explanation:

The computation of the consumer's endowment income effect is as follows:

But before that following calculations must be done

Beginning value of the endowment,

m = 48 × 1

= 48

Now New value of endowment,

m' = 48 × new price

= 48 × 2

= 96

so,

Consumer's endowment income effect is

= x1(p1', m') - x1(p1', m)

= 28 - 22

= 6 eggs.

Working notes:

(x1(p1', m') is

= 16 + (96 ÷ 4 × 2)

= 16 + (96 ÷ 8)

= 16 + 12

= 28

And, x1(p1', m) is

= 16 + (48 ÷ 4 × 2)

= 16 + (48 ÷ 8)

= 16 + 6

= 22

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