Suppose we have a consumer with utility U(X,Y) = 3X + 2Y. She has income M = $200 and faces prices Px=$4 and Py = $5. Clearly state the Consumer’s Optimization (choice) Problem in words.   Sketch the problem (budget set, indifference curves, and optimal solution)   Solve for optimal consumption X* and Y*

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Suppose we have a consumer with utility U(X,Y) = 3X + 2Y. She has income M = $200 and faces prices Px=$4 and Py = $5.

Clearly state the Consumer’s Optimization (choice) Problem in words.

 

Sketch the problem (budget set, indifference curves, and optimal solution)

 

Solve for optimal consumption X* and Y*

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