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Question 1 Consider the market for a good that has 8 buyers, each having income $200. Let q

denote the amount of the good and the money left after buying the good. Buyers 1,2,3 have the

same utility function -q-q²+m. Buyers 4,5 have the same utility function a4-74-q² + m.

Buyers 6,7,8 have the same utility function us-10g-q²+m. Denote the price of the good by p.

(a) [5 points] Show that regardless of the price of the good, each buyer can always attain a utility

of at least 200.

(b) [7 points] Solving utility maximization problem, for each buyer find the individual demand.

(c) [3 points] Find the numerical value of the market demand when price p = 5.

(d) [3 points] For price p = 5, determine how much money is left with buyer 3 after buying the

good.

(e) [3 points] For price p-5, determine how much money is left with buyer 8 after buying the

good.

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