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1CHAPTERCHAPTER22THETHEMATHEMATICSMATHEMATICSOFOFOPTIMIZATIONOPTIMIZATIONTHEPROBLEMSINTHISCHAPTERAREPRIMARILYMATHEMATICALTHEYAREINTENDEDTOGIVESTUDENTSSOMEPRACTICEWITHTAKINGDERIVATIVESANDUSINGTHELAGRANGIANTECHNIQUES,BUTTHEPROBLEMSINTHEMSELVESOFFERFEWECONOMICINSIGHTSCONSEQUENTLY,NOCOMMENTARYISPROVIDEDALLOFTHEPROBLEMSARERELATIVELYSIMPLEANDINSTRUCTORSMIGHTCHOOSEFROMAMONGTHEMONTHEBASISOFHOWTHEYWISHTOAPPROACHTHETEACHINGOFTHEOPTIMIZATIONMETHODSINCLASSSOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS2122,43UXYXYA86UUX,YXYB8,12C86UUDUDXDYXDXYDYXYDFOR0860DYDUXDXYDYDX8463DYXXDXYYE1,2413416XYUF412/332DYDXGU16CONTOURLINEISANELLIPSECENTEREDATTHEORIGINWITHEQUATION,SLOPEOFTHELINEATX,YIS224316XY43DYXDXY22APROFITSAREGIVENBY2240100RCQQ44010DQQDQ22104010100100BSOPROFITSAREMAXIMIZED224DDQC702DRMRQDQ230DCMCQDQ22SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONSMANUALMANUALSOQ10OBEYSMRMC5023SUBSTITUTION21SOYXFXYXX120FXX0505,025X,YFNOTETHISISALOCALANDGLOBALMAXIMUM20FLAGRANGIANMETHOD1XYXYY0XX0YSO,XYUSINGTHECONSTRAINTGIVES05,025XYXY24SETTINGUPTHELAGRANGIAN025XYXY11YXXYSO,XYUSINGTHECONSTRAINTGIVES2025,05XYXXY25A20540FTGTT40400,DFGTTDTGBSUBSTITUTINGFORT,205404040800FTGGGG2800FTGGCDEPENDSONGBECAUSETDEPENDSONG212FTGSO222408000505FTGGGD,AREDUCTIONOF08NOTICETHAT8003225,8003212492SOA01INCREASEINGCOULDBEPREDICTEDTOREDUCE228008003208GHEIGHTBY008FROMTHEENVELOPETHEOREMCHAPTERCHAPTER2/THE2/THEMATHEMATICSMATHEMATICSOFOFOPTIMIZATIONOPTIMIZATION3326ATHISISTHEVOLUMEOFARECTANGULARSOLIDMADEFROMAPIECEOFMETALWHICHISXBY3XWITHTHEDEFINEDCORNERSQUARESREMOVEDBAPPLYINGTHEQUADRATICFORMULATOTHISEXPRESSIONYIELDS22316120VXXTTTTODETERMINETRUE2216256144161060225,1112424XXXXXTXXMAXIMUMMUSTLOOKATSECONDDERIVATIVEWHICHISNEGATIVEONLY221624VXTTFORTHEFIRSTSOLUTIONCIFSOVINCREASESWITHOUTLIMIT33330225,0670405068TXVXXXXDTHISWOULDREQUIREASOLUTIONUSINGTHELAGRANGIANMETHODTHEOPTIMALSOLUTIONREQUIRESSOLVINGTHREENONLINEARSIMULTANEOUSEQUATIONSATASKNOTUNDERTAKENHEREBUTITSEEMSCLEARTHATTHESOLUTIONWOULDINVOLVEADIFFERENTRELATIONSHIPBETWEENTANDXTHANINPARTSAC27ASETUPLAGRANGIANYIELDSTHEFIRSTORDERCONDITIONS1212LNXXKXX122121000XXXKXXHENCE,WITHK10,OPTIMALSOLUTIONIS2215OR5XX125XXBWITHK4,SOLVINGTHEFIRSTORDERCONDITIONSYIELDS215,1XXCOPTIMALSOLUTIONISANYPOSITIVEVALUEFORX1REDUCESY120,4,5LN4XXYDIFK20,OPTIMALSOLUTIONISBECAUSEX2PROVIDESADIMINISHING1215,5XXMARGINALINCREMENTTOYWHEREASX1DOESNOT,ALLOPTIMALSOLUTIONSREQUIRETHAT,ONCEX2REACHES5,ANYEXTRAAMOUNTSBEDEVOTEDENTIRELYTOX128THEPROOFISMOSTEASILYACCOMPLISHEDTHROUGHTHEUSEOFTHEMATRIXALGEBRAOFQUADRATICFORMSSEE,FOREXAMPLE,MASCOLELLETAL,PP937939INTUITIVELY,BECAUSECONCAVEFUNCTIONSLIEBELOWANYTANGENTPLANE,THEIRLEVELCURVESMUSTALSOBECONVEXBUTTHECONVERSEISNOTTRUEQUASICONCAVEFUNCTIONSMAYEXHIBIT“INCREASINGRETURNSTOSCALE”EVENTHOUGHTHEIRLEVELCURVESARECONVEX,THEYMAYRISEABOVETHETANGENTPLANEWHENALLVARIABLESAREINCREASEDTOGETHER29A11210FXX11220FXX44SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONSMANUALMANUAL2111110FXX2122210FXX111212210FFXXCLEARLY,ALLTHETERMSINEQUATION2114ARENEGATIVEBIF12YCXXSINCE,0,X2ISACONVEXFUNCTIONOFX1/1/21XCXCUSINGEQUATION298,22222222222112211122211FFFXXXXWHICHISNEGATIVEFOR12222121XX210ASINCE,THEFUNCTIONISCONCAVE0,0YYBBECAUSE,AND,EQUATION298ISSATISFIEDANDTHE1122,0FF12210FFFUNCTIONISCONCAVECYISQUASICONCAVEASISBUTISNOTCONCAVEFOR1ALLOFTHESERESULTSYYCANBESHOWNBYAPPLYINGTHEVARIOUSDEFINITIONSTOTHEPARTIALDERIVATIVESOFY5CHAPTERCHAPTER33PREFERENCESPREFERENCESANDANDUTILITYUTILITYTHESEPROBLEMSPROVIDESOMEPRACTICEINEXAMININGUTILITYFUNCTIONSBYLOOKINGATINDIFFERENCECURVEMAPSTHEPRIMARYFOCUSISONILLUSTRATINGTHENOTIONOFADIMINISHINGMRSINVARIOUSCONTEXTSTHECONCEPTSOFTHEBUDGETCONSTRAINTANDUTILITYMAXIMIZATIONARENOTUSEDUNTILTHENEXTCHAPTERCOMMENTSCOMMENTSONONPROBLEMSPROBLEMS31THISPROBLEMREQUIRESSTUDENTSTOGRAPHINDIFFERENCECURVESFORAVARIETYOFFUNCTIONS,SOMEOFWHICHDONOTEXHIBITADIMINISHINGMRS32INTRODUCESTHEFORMALDEFINITIONOFQUASICONCAVITYFROMCHAPTER2TOBEAPPLIEDTOTHEFUNCTIONSINPROBLEM3133THISPROBLEMSHOWSTHATDIMINISHINGMARGINALUTILITYISNOTREQUIREDTOOBTAINADIMINISHINGMRSALLOFTHEFUNCTIONSAREMONOTONICTRANSFORMATIONSOFONEANOTHER,SOTHISPROBLEMILLUSTRATESTHATDIMINISHINGMRSISPRESERVEDBYMONOTONICTRANSFORMATIONS,BUTDIMINISHINGMARGINALUTILITYISNOT34THISPROBLEMFOCUSESONWHETHERSOMESIMPLEUTILITYFUNCTIONSEXHIBITCONVEXINDIFFERENCECURVES35THISPROBLEMISANEXPLORATIONOFTHEFIXEDPROPORTIONSUTILITYFUNCTIONTHEPROBLEMALSOSHOWSHOWSUCHPROBLEMSCANBETREATEDASACOMPOSITECOMMODITY36INTHISPROBLEMSTUDENTSAREASKEDTOPROVIDEAFORMAL,UTILITYBASEDEXPLANATIONFORAVARIETYOFADVERTISINGSLOGANSTHEPURPOSEISTOGETSTUDENTSTOTHINKMATHEMATICALLYABOUTEVERYDAYEXPRESSIONS37THISPROBLEMSHOWSHOWINITIALENDOWMENTSCANBEINCORPORATEDINTOUTILITYTHEORY38THISPROBLEMOFFERSAFURTHEREXPLORATIONOFTHECOBBDOUGLASFUNCTIONPARTCPROVIDESANINTRODUCTIONTOTHELINEAREXPENDITURESYSTEMTHISAPPLICATIONISTREATEDINMOREDETAILINTHEEXTENSIONSTOCHAPTER439THISPROBLEMSHOWSTHATINDEPENDENTMARGINALUTILITIESILLUSTRATEONESITUATIONINWHICHDIMINISHINGMARGINALUTILITYENSURESADIMINISHINGMRS310THISPROBLEMEXPLORESVARIOUSFEATURESOFTHECESFUNCTIONWITHWEIGHTINGONTHETWOGOODS66SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONSMANUALMANUALSOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS31HEREWECALCULATETHEMRSFOREACHOFTHESEFUNCTIONSAMRSISCONSTANT31X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