The following table shows the amounts of additional satisfaction (marginal utility) that Ross would get from consuming successive quantities of products A and B. a. Fill in the MU/P column for each product.     Price of Good A = $8 Price of Good B = $4 Units of Good A MU of Good A, utils MU/P for A Units of Good B MU of Good B, utils MU/P for B 1 56   1 32   2 48   2 28   3 32   3 24   4 24   4 20   5 20   5 12   6 16   6 10   7 12   7 8     If Ross has an income of $28, how many units of each good will he purchase to maximize his utility? ______units of good A  ______units of good B

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The following table shows the amounts of additional satisfaction (marginal utility) that Ross would get from consuming successive quantities of products A and B.

a. Fill in the MU/P column for each product.

 
 
Price of Good A = $8 Price of Good B = $4
Units of Good A MU of Good A, utils MU/P for A Units of Good B MU of Good B, utils MU/P for B
1 56   1 32  
2 48   2 28  
3 32   3 24  
4 24   4 20  
5 20   5 12  
6 16   6 10  
7 12   7 8  
 

If Ross has an income of $28, how many units of each good will he purchase to maximize his utility?

______units of good A

 ______units of good B

 

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