Suppose utility can be measured by "utils" and that Jane is consuming both lemons and cookies. The marginal utility from the last lemon consumed was 8 utils whereas the marginal utility from the last cookie consumed was 16 utils. Is it possible that Jane is maximizing total utility given the current combination of lemons and cookies consumed? Describe in detail what relationship would have to hold between the prices of lemons and cookies in order for Jane to be currently maximizing total utility.

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Form Utility

The term utility in general refers to the satisfaction earned from usage of a particular product or service. Utility always plays an important role because it influences various important elements like demand & thereby the price of the good or service as well. Though utility is not easy to measure, various types of economic models can be used indirectly. There can be various types of utilities like economic utility, marginal utility, cardinal utility, form utility.