The Maxwell School
Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Suppose that a consumer of two products, x and y, has preferences that can be represented by a Cobb-Douglas utility function of the form:
U = x^0.25 * y^0.75
The consumer is subject to a budget constraint of the usual form:
M = Px*x + Py*y
The demand equations corresponding to this utility function can be shown to be:
x = 0.25*M/Px
y = 0.75*M/Py
Please answer the following questions: