Clarissa's Utility Function Is U(r, Z)= Z + 160r -

question 38

Multiple Choice

Clarissa's utility function is U(r, z) = z + 160r - r², where r is the number of rose plants she has in her garden and z is the number of zinnias.She has 250 square feet to allocate to roses and zinnias.Roses each take up 4 square feet and zinnias each take up 1 square foot.She gets the plants for free from a generous friend.If she acquires another 100 square feet of land for her garden and her utility function remains unchanged, she will plant

• A)100 more zinnias and no more roses.
• B)25 more roses and no more zinnias.
• C)max(1, min(99, zdem + 100))more zinnias and some more roses.
• D)20 more roses and 20 more zinnias.
• E)None of the above.

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