Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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The following table shows represent the utility received by Sharon for cookies and pretzels. Fill in the missing data

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Maximizing Utility
The following table shows represents the utility received by Sharon for cookies and pretzels.
Fill in the missing data.
Total Marginal
Utility Utility
# of
pretzels
# of
Total
Marginal
Utility
cookies
Utility
20
1
9
2
7
2
6
4
4
3
4
5
28
5
18
6
24
-10
Use the above completed table to answer the folloiwng questions.
If your budget is $ 5.00 and both cookies and pretxels cost $1.00 each,
a.
how many cookies and pretzels will you buy to maximize your utility?
What will your total utility be?
b.
If your budget decreases to $3.00 and the prices of cookies and pretzels
do not change, what combination of cookies and pretzels will maximize
your utliity?
What will your total utility be?
If your budget remains at $3.00 but the price of pretzels increases to $2.00
while the price of cookies stays at $1.00.
What you will buy to maximize your utility?
C.
What willl your total utility be?
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