Given the cobb-douglas utility function uxy xay1-awhere 0a1


Given the Cobb-Douglas utility function U(x,y) =(x^α)(y^1-α),where 0,α<1. This problem illustrates a few more attributes of that function.

a. Calculate the indirect utility function for this Cobb-Douglas case.

b. Calculate the expenditure function for this case.

c. Show that the Engels curves are straight lines.

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