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A utility-maximizing consumer who consumes quantity x and y of two goods has a quadratic utility function given by Ux,y=x+y-0.05x2-0.05y2 subject to
2x+5y=128
Where $128 is the consumer’s budget and the prices of the two goods are, respectively, 2 and 5. Assuming marginal utilities Ux, Uy > 0,
a. Find the quantity x and y that maximize the utility function.
b. Using bordered Hessian, check utility for a maximum.
c. What is the maximum utility of the consumer?