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Optimization in two variables and Lagrange multipliers practice question 3

A student’s utility from xx coffees and yy sandwiches a month is U(x,y)=xyU(x, y) = xy. A coffee costs $2, a sandwich costs $5, and the monthly budget is $100. What is the largest utility the budget allows?

A whole number.

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