Throughout this problem set, let X = R2, and suppose a consumer faces a price vector p = (P1, P2) and has an income m, where P1, P2, m > 0. In different questions, we will make different assumptions about what the consumer's utility u: X → R looks like. Throughout, let r* € R2 be the consumer's chosen bundle.

Throughout this problem set, let X = R2, and suppose a consumer faces a price vector p = (P1, P2) and has an income m, where P1, P2, m > 0. In different questions, we will make different assumptions about what the consumer's utility u: X → R looks like. Throughout, let r* € R2 be the consumer's chosen bundle.

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