NIVERSITY DURAIConsider the following data describing the change in Nora's utility when she consumes various levels of Nuts andchocolate per week, the price per portion for the considered goods are respectively AED 20 and AED10. Nora hasa budget equal to 160 per day to spend on her snack.Q Nuts Total UtilityQ Chocolate Total Utility ChocolateMU Nuts MU ChocolateMU/ AEDMU/AED MRSChocolateNutsNuts4012872521003.724124881445.1021606.11471721221. Complete the table above by calculating the marginal utility, the marginal utility per dollar spent and marginalrate of substitution for each good.2. Identify the potential set of equilibrium points Where MUI/P1=MU2/P2Nuts Chocolate Income2.2.6.

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172 122 1. Complete the table above by calculating the marginal utility, the marginal utility per dollar spent and marginal rate of substitution for each good. 2. Identify the potential set of equilibrium points Where MUI/P1=MU2/P2 NutsChocolatelncome

172 122 1. Complete the table above by calculating the marginal utility, the marginal utility per dollar spent and marginal rate of substitution for each good. 2. Identify the potential set of equilibrium points Where MUI/P1=MU2/P2 NutsChocolatelncome

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