Evaluating Willingness to Pay with Specific Preferences
An individual's satisfaction from consuming pizza slices (P) and a composite good representing all other spending (M) is given by the utility function U(P, M) = 8√P + M. The individual is currently consuming 4 pizza slices and has $50 of the composite good. A friend, who is also consuming 4 pizza slices but has $100 of the composite good, claims they would be willing to pay more for an additional pizza slice because they are richer. Is the friend's claim correct? Justify your answer based on the properties of the given utility function.
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