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1 Consumption
U (x, y) = 2 ln x + ln y (2)
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U (x, y) = x 2 + y 2 (4)
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U (x, y) = x 3 + y, (5)
U (x, y) = x + ln y (6)
U (x, y) = 2x + 3y (7)
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U (x, y) = (x + 2) 2 (y + 1) 2 (8)
For each one of them
1. Derive marginal rates of substitution.
2. Derive demand functions. For cases (5)-(8), pay attention to the cases in which solutions are not interior.
2 Production
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x = f (k, l) = k 4 l 2 (12)
x = f (k) = 5k (13)
For each of them answer the following questions:
1. Does it have increasing, constant or decreasing returns to scale?
2. Write profit as a function of the factor of production, set up and solve the profit maximization problem.
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ii. The supply function;
iii. The profit function.