a) Choose X, and X, to max the utility fxn, U(X,X)=chX;+Q-a)h.X, st: M = P, X, + P,X; a) Consider a price decrease for good 1 from P toP . Write down the Demand functions for good 1 when prices are P, and when prices drop from R toP" b) Obtain the SE and IE associated with the price change

a) Choose X, and X, to max the utility fxn, U(X,X)=chX;+Q-a)h.X, st: M = P, X, + P,X; a) Consider a price decrease for good 1 from P toP . Write down the Demand functions for good 1 when prices are P, and when prices drop from R toP" b) Obtain the SE and IE associated with the price change

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