Assume:1) Two goods only: Good X and Good Y2) Two (groups of) individuals: Individual A and Individual B3) Utility function of Individual A: UA(Xa, Ya) = 300X4 –÷X + YA4) Utility function of Individual B: Ug (Xg, Yg) = 100XB –÷Xỉ + Ygen = (ež, e%) = (150,20000)eg = (ež,e%) = (400,0)5) Endowment for individual A:6) Endowment for individual B:Write down and explain market clearing conditions, budget constraints and optimization conditionsfor the two individuals.

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1) Two goods only: Good X and Good Y 2) Two (groups of) individuals: Individual A and Individual B 3) Utility function of Individual A: UĄ(Xa,Y¼) = 300X, –· -X3 + Ya 4) Utility function of Individual B: Ug(Xg,Yg) = 100XB –;X3 + Yg - ea = (ež, e) = (150,20000) eg = (ež, e) = (400,0) 5) Endowment for individual A: %3D 6) Endowment for individual B: Write down and explain market clearing conditions, budget constraints and optimization conditions for the two individuals.

1) Two goods only: Good X and Good Y 2) Two (groups of) individuals: Individual A and Individual B 3) Utility function of Individual A: UĄ(Xa,Y¼) = 300X, –· -X3 + Ya 4) Utility function of Individual B: Ug(Xg,Yg) = 100XB –;X3 + Yg - ea = (ež, e) = (150,20000) eg = (ež, e) = (400,0) 5) Endowment for individual A: %3D 6) Endowment for individual B: Write down and explain market clearing conditions, budget constraints and optimization conditions for the two individuals.

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