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N6 Verity has a utility function U(x,y) = 0.5x + y, and her income is exactly $96. Let the price of good x be $12

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Verity has a utility function U(x,y) = 0.5x + y, and her income is exactly $96. Let the price of good x be $12 and assume that the price of good y is $10. Verity's optimal basket is then (x*,y*) =

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