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Jacob is feeling sad and is hoping that eating ice cream and donuts will make him...

Jacob is feeling sad and is hoping that eating ice cream and donuts will make him feel better. He needs to obtain at least 27 units of utility. The price of ice cream is 2 dollars and the price of donuts is 1 dollar. His utility function is U(X,Y)= x^2y wher x is ice cream and y is donut consumption. What is cheapest bundle that will make Jacob feel happy again. What is cost. Hint: try constructing a graphical solution

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