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Determine and specify whether the statement is best characterized as “True,” “False,” or if there is insufficient information to make a definitive conclusion (“Uncertain”) (choose only one of these three responses); and (ii) Provide a brief explanation justifying your determination You must provide an explanation to receive any points. Do not simply repeat the statement if it is determined to be true, and do not simply negate the statement if it is determined to be false.
Either one of the utility functions ?(?, ?) = 2(?^2 + ?^2) or ?(?, ?) = 2(? + ?)^2 can be used to represent the underlying preferences held by a given consumer over goods ? and ?.”
“The demand for red shirts is less elastic than the demand for shirts in general.”