A Consumer Has the Following Utility Function: U = 4X

question 58

Essay

A consumer has the following utility function: U = 4X + 2Y, where X is the number of slices of plain pizza and Y is the number of slices of pepperoni pizza. Given this person's preferences, what is the demand curve for slices of plain pizza?

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