Five consumers have the following marginal utilities of apples and pears: Consumer Marginal Utility of Apples Marginal Utility of Pears Darnell 8 10 Eleanor 7 16 Jacques 6 12 Kyoko 5 9 Musashi 4 8   The price of an apple is $1, and the price of a pear is $2. Which, if any, of these consumers are optimizing over their choice of fruit? Check all that apply. Darnell   Eleanor   Jacques   Kyoko   Musashi

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Five consumers have the following marginal utilities of apples and pears:
Consumer
Marginal Utility of Apples
Marginal Utility of Pears
Darnell 8 10
Eleanor 7 16
Jacques 6 12
Kyoko 5 9
Musashi 4 8
 
The price of an apple is $1, and the price of a pear is $2.
Which, if any, of these consumers are optimizing over their choice of fruit? Check all that apply.
Darnell
 
Eleanor
 
Jacques
 
Kyoko
 
Musashi
 
 
 
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