Consider the utility function u(x₁, x₂) = √√x₁+√√x₂. Prices are p₁, P2, and income is l Then due to a tax of 3 dollars per unit, the price of good 1 increases to p₁ = 4. Compute the utility associated with the optimal choice of the consumer. Determine the compensating variation in income CV. Determine the equivalent variation in income EV.
Consider the utility function u(x₁, x₂) = √√x₁+√√x₂. Prices are p₁, P2, and income is l Then due to a tax of 3 dollars per unit, the price of good 1 increases to p₁ = 4. Compute the utility associated with the optimal choice of the consumer. Determine the compensating variation in income CV. Determine the equivalent variation in income EV.
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![Consider the utility function u(x₁, x₂) = √√x₁+√√x₂. Prices are p₁, P2, and income is I.
Then due to a tax of 3 dollars per unit, the price of good 1 increases to p₁ = 4.
Compute the utility associated with the optimal choice of the consumer.
Determine the compensating variation in income CV.
Determine the equivalent variation in income EV.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc1e78592-0bf4-4b47-9b18-d7a6fa476d06%2Ffdd9e5be-f970-4195-876a-7fb38b0cb382%2Fj575mdb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the utility function u(x₁, x₂) = √√x₁+√√x₂. Prices are p₁, P2, and income is I.
Then due to a tax of 3 dollars per unit, the price of good 1 increases to p₁ = 4.
Compute the utility associated with the optimal choice of the consumer.
Determine the compensating variation in income CV.
Determine the equivalent variation in income EV.
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