Maya is doing her undergrad at Queen's University. She loves donuts and chocolate chip cookies (CCC). Her utility function is given by u(x, y) = √8x + 5 + 2y, where x denotes her consumption of donuts and y denotes her consumption of CCC. Her budget is $10/day. The price of a donut is $1.
Maya is doing her undergrad at Queen's University. She loves donuts and chocolate chip cookies (CCC). Her utility function is given by u(x, y) = √8x + 5 + 2y, where x denotes her consumption of donuts and y denotes her consumption of CCC. Her budget is $10/day. The price of a donut is $1.
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(d) According to your calculation in part (c), is CCC a normal good or an inferior good? Explain. Is CCC an ordinary good or a Giffen good? Explain.
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Transcribed Image Text:(b) When the price of CCC is $8, what is Maya's optimal choice of donuts and CCC?
![Maya is doing her undergrad at Queen's University. She loves donuts and chocolate chip cookies (CCC).
Her utility function is given by u(x, y) = √√8x + 5 + 2y, where x denotes her consumption of donuts and y denotes her
consumption of CCC. Her budget is $10/day. The price of a donut is $1.
(a) When the price of CCC is $1, what is Maya's optimal choice of donuts and CCC?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3252857f-5add-4c2e-a63e-6770d06c45bc%2F45fcbc81-8f8c-42ce-87f0-b58adc21b448%2Ffr1ijgj_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Maya is doing her undergrad at Queen's University. She loves donuts and chocolate chip cookies (CCC).
Her utility function is given by u(x, y) = √√8x + 5 + 2y, where x denotes her consumption of donuts and y denotes her
consumption of CCC. Her budget is $10/day. The price of a donut is $1.
(a) When the price of CCC is $1, what is Maya's optimal choice of donuts and CCC?
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