A consumer has the following utility function: U(x,y)=x(y+1), where x and y are quantities of two consumption goods whose prices are Px and Py. respectively. The consumer also has a budget of B. Therefore, the Lagrangian for this consumer is x(y + 1) + X(B - P - Pyy) (a) Verify that this is a maximum by checking the second-order conditions. By substituting x* and y* into the utility function, find an expression for the indirect utility function U* = U(Pr, Pŋ, B) E = E(Pr, Py, U*) and derive an expression for the expenditure function (b) This problem could be recast as the following dual problem Min P+Pyy Subject to x(y + 1) = U* Find the values of x and y that solve this minimization problem and show that the values of x and y are equal to the partial derivatives of the expenditure function, E/OP, and E/OP, respectively.

A consumer has the following utility function: U(x,y)=x(y+1), where x and y are quantities of two consumption goods whose prices are Px and Py. respectively. The consumer also has a budget of B. Therefore, the Lagrangian for this consumer is x(y + 1) + X(B - P - Pyy) (a) Verify that this is a maximum by checking the second-order conditions. By substituting x* and y* into the utility function, find an expression for the indirect utility function U* = U(Pr, Pŋ, B) E = E(Pr, Py, U) and derive an expression for the expenditure function (b) This problem could be recast as the following dual problem Min P+Pyy Subject to x(y + 1) = U Find the values of x and y that solve this minimization problem and show that the values of x and y are equal to the partial derivatives of the expenditure function, E/OP, and E/OP, respectively.

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