Fred Has a Cobb-Douglas Utility Function with Exponents That Sum

question 49

True/False

Fred has a Cobb-Douglas utility function with exponents that sum to 1.Sally consumes the same two goods, but the two goods are perfect substitutes for her.Despite these differences, Fred and Sally have the same price offer curves.

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