A consumer's utility depends on consumption of goods r and y and is given by U(r, y) = 20.50.5 Assume that the consumer's income is m > 0 and the prices are p, >0 and p, > 0. (a) Write down the constrained expenditure minimization problem and derive the Hick- sian (or compensated) demand functions using the Lagrange multiplier method. (b) Derive the expenditure function.

A consumer's utility depends on consumption of goods r and y and is given by U(r, y) = 20.50.5 Assume that the consumer's income is m > 0 and the prices are p, >0 and p, > 0. (a) Write down the constrained expenditure minimization problem and derive the Hick- sian (or compensated) demand functions using the Lagrange multiplier method. (b) Derive the expenditure function.

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