Quantity(lbs)123MarginalUtilityCarrots25205MarginalUtility Sugar-snap Peas1056030MarginalUtilityBroccoli451. Sugar-snap peas; 2. Broccoli; 3. CarrotsO 1. Carrots; 2. Carrots; 3. Sugar-snap peasO 1. Sugar-snap peas; 2. Sugar-snap peas; 3. BroccoliO 1. Sugar-snap peas; 2. Carrots; 3. Broccoli20Margaret has her preferences for carrots, sugar-snap peas and broccoli shown inthe above table. The price of carrots per pound is $0.50, the price of sugar-snappeas per pound is $2.00 and the price of broccoli per pound is $1.00.-10If Margaret is a rational consumer, in what order should she purchase the firstthree pounds of vegetables?23

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Quantity (lbs) 1 2 3 Marginal Utility Carrots 25 20 5 Marginal Utility Sugar- snap Peas 105 60 30 Marginal Utility Broccoli 45 20 -10 Margaret has her preferences for carrots, sugar-snap peas and broccoli shown in the above table. The price of carrots per pound is $0.50, the price of sugar-snap peas per pound is $2.00 and the price of broccoli per pound is $1.00. If Margaret is a rational consumer, in what order should she purchase the first three pounds of vegetables? O 1. Sugar-snap peas; 2. Broccoli; 3. Carrots 1. Carrots; 2. Carrots; 3. Sugar-snap peas O 1. Sugar-snap peas; 2. Sugar-snap peas; 3. Broccoli 1. Sugar-snap peas; 2. Carrots; 3. Broccoli

Quantity (lbs) 1 2 3 Marginal Utility Carrots 25 20 5 Marginal Utility Sugar- snap Peas 105 60 30 Marginal Utility Broccoli 45 20 -10 Margaret has her preferences for carrots, sugar-snap peas and broccoli shown in the above table. The price of carrots per pound is $0.50, the price of sugar-snap peas per pound is $2.00 and the price of broccoli per pound is $1.00. If Margaret is a rational consumer, in what order should she purchase the first three pounds of vegetables? O 1. Sugar-snap peas; 2. Broccoli; 3. Carrots 1. Carrots; 2. Carrots; 3. Sugar-snap peas O 1. Sugar-snap peas; 2. Sugar-snap peas; 3. Broccoli 1. Sugar-snap peas; 2. Carrots; 3. Broccoli

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Chapter20: Elasticity: Demand And Supply

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