Recall that homothetic preferences map into income offer curves that are straight lines through the origin. Which of the following functions satisfy the condition of homothetic preferences? Instruction: you may choose more than one option (be advised that wrong cholces as well as failing to choose a correct option will deduct points from the points earned by choosing correct options; in any case the score cannot be negative) Ou (x, y) = 2x + 3y %3D Ou (x, y) = min (0. 5x, y} Ou(x, y) x+ vy Ou (x, y) = x²y% %3D

Recall that homothetic preferences map into income offer curves that are straight lines through the origin. Which of the following functions satisfy the condition of homothetic preferences? Instruction: you may choose more than one option (be advised that wrong cholces as well as failing to choose a correct option will deduct points from the points earned by choosing correct options; in any case the score cannot be negative) Ou (x, y) = 2x + 3y %3D Ou (x, y) = min (0. 5x, y} Ou(x, y) x+ vy Ou (x, y) = x²y% %3D

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