ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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ISBN: 9780190931919
Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Consider an individual with preferences over two goods. This consumer is maximising utility when:

a.They receive the same utility from each good.
b.They spend the same amount of money on each good.
c.The MRS is greater than the ratio of the prices of the two goods.
d.None of the above.
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