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The table shows Jill’s utility schedule for pancakes and coffee
# pancakes |
total utility from pancakes |
MU from last pancake |
|
# cups of coffee |
total utility from coffee |
MU from last cup of coffee |
|
1 |
10 |
10 |
|
1 |
12 |
12 |
|
2 |
18 |
|
|
2 |
22 |
|
|
3 |
24 |
|
|
3 |
30 |
|
|
4 |
28 |
|
|
4 |
36 |
|
|
5 |
30 |
|
|
5 |
40 |
|
|
6 |
30 |
|
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6 |
42 |
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Suppose that the price of pancakes is $2/pancake, and the price of coffee is $2/cup. She has only $10 to spend on these two goods. What is her utility-maximizing bundle of pancakes and coffee?
The table gives a utility schedule for Anton.
Number of Doughnuts |
Total Utility |
1 |
12 |
2 |
33 |
3 |
43 |
4 |
50 |
5 |
56 |
6 |
60 |
What important property does Anton's utility exhibit?
Group of answer choices
additive utility
ignoring sunk cost
rational optimization
diminishing marginal utility
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