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Microeconomics Question on Utility Function

A consumer’s utility function is given by: 𝑢(𝑥1,𝑥2)=(2𝑥11)0.25(𝑥24)0.75𝑢(𝑥_1, 𝑥_2) = (2𝑥_1 − 1)0.25(𝑥_2 − 4)0.75 If the consumer has a budget of 73 and the unit prices of 𝑥1𝑥_1 and 𝑥2𝑥_2 are given by 2 and 1, respectively, then the value of (𝑥1+𝑥2𝑥_1 + 𝑥_2) is ________ (rounded off to two decimal places).

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The correct answer is :64