George is a musician who enjoys playing two different instruments. His utility function is given by U(G, S) = 8G¹/² + S, where G and S denote guitars and sitars, respectively. The prices of guitars and sitars are PG & Ps respectively. For the following consider guitars to be the good on the horizontal axis. a. Set up George's cost minimization problem when he wants to achieve a utility level (Ū = 28), which he considers to be consistent with a "reasonable" lifestyle. Be sure to identify what he is minimizing and what is serving as his constraint. b. Given your answer to part (a), find the bundle of goods George would consume to achieve a utility level 28, while minimizing the money he spends (solve this symbolically and then substitute in the numerical values). Also find a symbolic expenditure function, that is, E(PG, Ps, U) for George. What is the minimum amount he needs to spend given the prices PG = $200 and Pc- $1002

George is a musician who enjoys playing two different instruments. His utility function is given by U(G, S) = 8G¹/² + S, where G and S denote guitars and sitars, respectively. The prices of guitars and sitars are PG & Ps respectively. For the following consider guitars to be the good on the horizontal axis. a. Set up George's cost minimization problem when he wants to achieve a utility level (Ū = 28), which he considers to be consistent with a "reasonable" lifestyle. Be sure to identify what he is minimizing and what is serving as his constraint. b. Given your answer to part (a), find the bundle of goods George would consume to achieve a utility level 28, while minimizing the money he spends (solve this symbolically and then substitute in the numerical values). Also find a symbolic expenditure function, that is, E(PG, Ps, U) for George. What is the minimum amount he needs to spend given the prices PG = $200 and Pc- $1002

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