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7. Charlie consumes apples and bananas. We had a look at two of his indifference curves. In this problem we give you enough information so you can find all of Charlies indifference curves. We do this by telling you that Charlies utility function happens to be U (XA, xB ) = xA* x8 (a) Charlie has 40 apples and 5 bananas. Charlies utility for the bundle (40, 5) is U (40 5)- The indifference curve through (40, 5) includes all commodity bundles (xA, xB) such that XA* x8 So the indifference curve through (40, 5) has the equation x8--. (b) Donna offers to give Charlie 15 bananas if he will give her 25 apples. Would Charlie have a bundle that he likes better than-(40, 5) if he makes this trade? What is the largest number of apples that Donna could demand from Charlie in return for 15 bananas if she expects him to be willing to trade or at least indifferent about trading?
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