How many of each type of game will they buy at this minimum

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A consumer has preferences over Nintendo games (N) and Xbox games (X) given by U(N, X) = 3N+ 4X. If the price of each Nintendo game is $ 50 and the price of each Xbox game is $ 70, what is the minimum this consumer could spend to reach a utility of 12? How many of each type of game will they buy at this minimum?

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