Susan's preferences can be represented by the utility function x0.51x0.52, where x1 is pounds of chocolate and x2 is pounds of bologna. the price of chocolate is $3 per pound, and the price of bologna is $4 per pound. with income of $1200, susan currently maximizes her utility by purchasing 200.00 pounds of chocolate and 150.00 pounds of bologna.
the government imposes a tax of $2 per pound on chocolate.
how many pounds of chocolate will susan purchase if she maximizes her utility with the tax in place?

how much tax revenue will the government collect from her? $

what dollar amount of an income tax, instead of the quantity tax, would leave susan equally well off? $ (round your answer to the nearest cent.)

answer; /// (b) i believe its that is paid to state and federal taxing authorities;

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of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.