Fred spends all of his income on two goods: DVDs and downloaded music. If Fred's marginal utility per dollar froFred canhis total utility by buying.O increase, more downloaded music and fewer DVDsOmaximize, fewer DVDs and less downloaded musicOmaximize, more DVDs and more downloaded musicincrease, more DVDs and less downloaded music

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