Consider the utility function U(x, y) = yx with the marginal utilities MUx = y/(2x) and MUy

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Consider the utility function U(x, y) = y√x with the marginal utilities MUx = y/(2√x) and MUy = √x.
a) Does the consumer believe that more is better for each good?
b) Do the consumer's preferences exhibit a diminishing marginal utility of x? Is the marginal utility of y diminishing?
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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-0073375854

2nd edition

Authors: Douglas Bernheim, Michael Whinston

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