Laura has an income of 100 and she has to spend it to buy daisies (x₁) and daffodils(x₂). Her preferences are represented by a Cobb Douglas utility function U(X₁,X₂)X₁X2.1 daisies are twice as expensive as the daffodils, what would her optimal bundle be? O Buy only daffodils O Buy only daisies O Buy twice as many daffodils as daisies O Buy twice as many daisies as daffodils O Buy same amount of daisies and daffodils O No answer.

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Laura has an income of 100 and she has to spend it to buy daisies (x₁) and daffodils (x2). Her preferences are represented by a Cobb Douglas utility function u(x1,x2)= x1x2. If
daisies are twice as expensive as the daffodils, what would her optimal bundle be?
O Buy only daffodils
O Buy only daisies
O Buy twice as many daffodils as daisies
O Buy twice as many daisies as daffodils
O Buy same amount of daisies and daffodils
O No answer.
Transcribed Image Text:9 of 15 Laura has an income of 100 and she has to spend it to buy daisies (x₁) and daffodils (x2). Her preferences are represented by a Cobb Douglas utility function u(x1,x2)= x1x2. If daisies are twice as expensive as the daffodils, what would her optimal bundle be? O Buy only daffodils O Buy only daisies O Buy twice as many daffodils as daisies O Buy twice as many daisies as daffodils O Buy same amount of daisies and daffodils O No answer.
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