➤ How do you compute the marginal utilities for this utility function?
Take partial derivatives holding the other good constant. For u(x,y)=20x²+8y, ∂u/∂x = 40x because d(20x²)/dx = 40x. And ∂u/∂y = 8 because d(8y)/dy = 8. These values give the marginal benefit from an extra unit of each good.
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