Suppose there are two goods, x₁ and x₂, with unit prices p₁ and p₂. Consider a consumer with wealth w > 0 and utility function given by u(x1, x₂) = + e. Suppose that price of good 1 increases from $2 to $3 per unit. Find the compensating variation and equivalent variation of this price change.

Suppose there are two goods, x₁ and x₂, with unit prices p₁ and p₂. Consider a consumer with wealth w > 0 and utility function given by u(x1, x₂) = + e. Suppose that price of good 1 increases from $2 to $3 per unit. Find the compensating variation and equivalent variation of this price change.

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