1. Jie thinks a cup of coffee is just as good as five cups of orange juice. Let M stand for the number of cups of coffee and N stand for the number of cups of orange juice. Among the following utility functions, how many of them represent his preferences? (1) U(M,N) = max{M,5N} (2) U(M,N) =M + 5N (3) U(M,N) = (3M + 15N)2 (4) U(M,N) = 5M? + N %3D A.0 B.1 C.2 D.3
1. Jie thinks a cup of coffee is just as good as five cups of orange juice. Let M stand for the number of cups of coffee and N stand for the number of cups of orange juice. Among the following utility functions, how many of them represent his preferences? (1) U(M,N) = max{M,5N} (2) U(M,N) =M + 5N (3) U(M,N) = (3M + 15N)2 (4) U(M,N) = 5M? + N %3D A.0 B.1 C.2 D.3
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![1. Jie thinks a cup of coffee is just as good as five cups of orange juice. Let M stand
for the number of cups of coffee and N stand for the number of cups of orange juice.
Among the following utility functions, how many of them represent his preferences?
(1) U(M,N) %3D тах(М,5N}
(2) U(M, N) = M + 5N
(3) U(M,N) = (3M + 15N)2
(4) U(M, N) = 5M2 + N
A.0
B.1
С.2
D.3](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Feab19b59-ca62-4d3a-b330-d2ceaed4ac27%2F037d960c-8666-43ac-8c5e-11cddb88e58a%2Fkpcnzi9_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. Jie thinks a cup of coffee is just as good as five cups of orange juice. Let M stand
for the number of cups of coffee and N stand for the number of cups of orange juice.
Among the following utility functions, how many of them represent his preferences?
(1) U(M,N) %3D тах(М,5N}
(2) U(M, N) = M + 5N
(3) U(M,N) = (3M + 15N)2
(4) U(M, N) = 5M2 + N
A.0
B.1
С.2
D.3
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