2. The table below presents Kent's marginal utility per dollar for books and pizzas. Books cost $16 each and pizzas cost $8 each. Books MU/P Pizzas MU/P 1 30 1 25 26 24.5 24.5 3. 20 4 20 4 16 17.5 11 10 8 7 5.5 7 a. How many books and pizzas will Kent purchase if he has $88 to spend? b. How much utility will Kent receive from his purchases in a? с. The price of books rises to $20 a book. How do your answers to a and b change? I
2. The table below presents Kent's marginal utility per dollar for books and pizzas. Books cost $16 each and pizzas cost $8 each. Books MU/P Pizzas MU/P 1 30 1 25 26 24.5 24.5 3. 20 4 20 4 16 17.5 11 10 8 7 5.5 7 a. How many books and pizzas will Kent purchase if he has $88 to spend? b. How much utility will Kent receive from his purchases in a? с. The price of books rises to $20 a book. How do your answers to a and b change? I
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Would the answer to a be 5 books and 1 pizza or 4 books and 3 pizzas? And would the answer for B be 88? Would the answer for c be 4 books and 1 pizza?

Transcribed Image Text:The table below presents Kent’s marginal utility per dollar for books and pizzas. Books cost $16 each and pizzas cost $8 each.
| | Books | MU/P | Pizzas | MU/P |
|---|-------|------|--------|------|
| 1 | | 30 | | 25 |
| 2 | | 26 | | 24.5 |
| 3 | | 24.5 | | 20 |
| 4 | | 20 | | 16 |
| 5 | | 17.5 | | 11 |
| 6 | | 10 | | 8 |
| 7 | | 5.5 | | 2 |
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a. How many books and pizzas will Kent purchase if he has $88 to spend?
b. How much utility will Kent receive from his purchases in (a)?
c. The price of books rises to $20 a book. How do your answers to a and b change?
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