Question: 4.1 Each day Paul, who is in third grade, eats lunch at school. He likes only Twinkies (7) and Orange Slice (5), and these provide

4.1 Each day Paul, who is in third grade, eats lunch at school. He likes only Twinkies (7") and Orange Slice (5), and these provide him a utility of utility = U{T, S) = V7X

a. If Twinkies cost $.10 each and Slice costs $.25 per cup, how should Paul spend the $1 his mother gives him in order to maximize his utility?

b. If the school tries to discourage Twinkie consumption by raising the price to $.40, by how much will Paul's mother have to increase his lunch allowance to provide him with the same level of utility he received in part

(a) ? How many Twinkies and cups of Slice will he buy now (assuming that it is possible to purchase fractional amounts of both of these goods)?

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