Consider the utility function uu(xx, yy) 10 for all bundles (xx, yy) (a) What are strict preferences? What are the indifferences? (b) Argue that the preferences represented by this utility function are strictly convex or that they are not. (c) Árgue that the preferences represented by this utility function are complete or that they are not. (d) Argue that the preferences represented by this utility function are strongly monotonic or they are not.

Consider the utility function uu(xx, yy) 10 for all bundles (xx, yy) (a) What are strict preferences? What are the indifferences? (b) Argue that the preferences represented by this utility function are strictly convex or that they are not. (c) Árgue that the preferences represented by this utility function are complete or that they are not. (d) Argue that the preferences represented by this utility function are strongly monotonic or they are not.

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Chapter4: Utility Maximization And Choice

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