Question 2 Pluto has $100 to spend and his preferences are represented by the quasi-linear utility function U (2,m) = 10x-1/2x^2+m where x is the amount of pizza he eats and m is the amount of money he spends on other stuff. (a) What is Pluto's demand curve for pizza? (b) How much consumer surplus does Pluto get when the price of pizza is $5? Illustrate the calculation of consumer surplus with a diagram. (b) What is Pluto's utility if the price of pizza is $5? (c) Suppose that Pluto is uanble to purchase pizza. What is his utility? What is the gain in utility when he has the opportunity to buy pizza at a price of $5?

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Answer:

(a) see curve on attachment

(bi) consumer surplus= $4

(bii) see diagram on attachment

(biii) utility = 2

(ci) u(0,1) = 1

(c) utility gain = 1.6

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