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Given the Utility function U(X,Y) =X 1/5 Y 4/5 {version:1.1,math: X 1 / 5 Y 4 / 5 }where the Marginal Utility are given as

Given the Utility function U(X,Y) =X

1/5

Y

4/5

{"version":"1.1","math":"X1/5Y4/5"}where the Marginal Utility are given as :MU

X

=1

5

X

4/5

Y

4/5

{"version":"1.1","math":"MUX=15X-4/5Y4/5"}andMU

Y

=4

5

X

1/5

Y

1/5

{"version":"1.1","math":"MUY=45X1/5Y-1/5"}.

a) [3 point] What is the MRSxy when the bundle is X=19 and Y=1?(2 decimal precision)

b)[3 points] if the price of X is 6.00 and the price of Y is 19.25. Calculate the optimal bundle if the consumers income is I=150

c)[4 points] what ifyou received and additional 174 in income to only spend on good X, Calculate the new optimal bundle.

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