Clara’s utility function is u(x, y ) = (x + 2)(y + 1), where x is her consumption of good x and y is her consumption of good y . (a) write an equation for clara’s indifference curve that goes through the point (x, y ) = (2, 8). y = on the axes below, sketch clara’s indifference curve for u = 36. y 16 12 8 4 0 4 8 12 16 x (b) suppose that the price of each good is 1 and that clara has an income of 11. draw in her budget line. can clara achieve a utility of 36 with this budget?

Kendra knight took part in a friendly game of touch football. she had played before and was familiar with football. michael jewett was on her team. in the course of play, michael bumped into kendra and knocked her to the ground. he stepped on her hand, causing injury to a little finger that later required its amputation. she sued michael for damages. he defended on the ground that she had assumed the risk. kendra claimed that assumption of risk could not be raised as a defense because the state legislature had adopted the standard of comparative negligence. what happens if contributory negligence applies? what happens if the defense of comparative negligence applies?