jack consumes bananas and cheese. y units of cheese costs f(y) = ________ liras. Bananas have usual linear pricing with unit price of ____ liras per unit. jack has an income of ____ liras and his utility is U(x,y) = ____________, where x is banana consumption and y is cheese consumption. Fill in the blanks with suitable values and according to that values solve questions. a) Sketch jack’s budget curve. b) Calculate the amount of bananas and cheese jack demands at given pricing scheme and income

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jack consumes bananas and cheese. y units of cheese costs f(y) =

________ liras. Bananas have usual linear pricing with unit price of ____

liras per unit. jack has an income of ____ liras and his utility is U(x,y) =

____________, where x is banana consumption and y is cheese

consumption. Fill in the blanks with suitable values and according to that values solve questions.

a) Sketch jack’s budget curve.

b) Calculate the amount of bananas and cheese jack demands at given

pricing scheme and income. 

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