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### Problem Outline:
There are three commodities, and the demand function \( x(p, y) \) is given by:

\[
x_1(p, y) = \frac{p_2 + p_3}{p_1 + p_2 + p_3 + 2p_1} y
\]
\[
x_2(p, y) = \frac{p_1 + p_3}{p_1 + p_2 + p_3 + 2p_2} y
\]
\[
x_3(p, y) = \frac{p_1 + p_2}{p_1 + p_2 + p_3 + 2p_3} y
\]

Where:
- \( p = (p_1, p_2, p_3) \) represents the prices of the three commodities.
- \( y \) represents the income.

The problem consists of two parts:

### a. **Homogeneity and Budget Balance:**
- **Homogeneity of degree zero:** A demand function \( x(p, y) \) is homogeneous of degree zero if for any positive scalar \( \lambda \), the demand function satisfies:
  \[
  x(\lambda p, y) = x(p, y)
  \]
  That means multiplying all prices by the same scalar should not change the demand.

- **Budget Balance:** The budget constraint must hold, meaning:
  \[
  p_1 x_1(p, y) + p_2 x_2(p, y) + p_3 x_3(p, y) = y
  \]

### b. **Slutsky Matrix:**
- You need to compute the **Slutsky matrix**, which represents the effect of price changes on demand, separating the substitution effect from the income effect.
- Then show that at \( p = (1, 1, 1) \), the Slutsky matrix is **negative semidefinite** but not **symmetric**.

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#### Part (a) - Verifying Homogeneity and Budget Balance:
- **Homogeneity of degree zero:** To verify, we substitute \( \lambda p \) into the demand function and check if it returns the same function as before.
- **Budget Balance:** We'll check if the budget constraint holds by summing \( p_1 x_1(p, y) + p_2 x_2(p, y) + p_3 x_3(p, y) \) and confirming that it equals \( y \).

#### Part (b) - Slutsky Matrix:
- We compute the partial derivatives of the demand functions \( x_1, x_2, x_3 \) with respect to \( p_1, p_2, p_3 \), and use these to form the Slutsky matrix.
- Then evaluate the matrix at \( p = (1, 1, 1) \) and verify its properties.

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Would you like to begin with part (a), or should I compute the Slutsky matrix for part (b)? Feel free to ask any specific questions!

Suppose there are 3 commodities, and consider the demand function y,p(x) given by x_1(p,y), x_2(p,y), x_3(p,y). Verify that x(p,y) is homogeneous of degree zero in (p,y) and that it is budget balanced for all p. Compute the Slutsky matrix and show that at p=(1,1,1), it is negative semidefinite but not symmetric.

Analyze the demand function of three commodities. Verify homogeneity of degree zero and check budget balance. Compute the Slutsky matrix and prove its properties at p=(1,1,1). This problem covers key concepts in demand theory and matrix analysis.

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