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Transcribed Image Text:2. Consider a consumer whose preferences are represented by
u(x₁, x₂)
/x₂ + x1,
and who has budget constraint
=
m≥ p₁x1 + P2x2.
(a) Compute the equation of an indifference curve corresponding to util-
ity level u.
(b) Draw some indifference curves.
(c) How are the indifference curves related to one another?
(d) Compute the consumer's optimal bundle as a function of prices and
income. (Hint: don't forget about boundary bundles.)
(e) Plot how the demand for good 2 changes with income. Put m on the
y-axis and x2 on the x-axis.
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