A consumer has a budget to spend on Shoes and Socks. At their current levels of consumption, they spend their entire budget and receive 0.60 marginal utility per dollar from Shoes and 0.40 marginal utility per dollar from Socks. How should they change their consumption to maximize their utility? Buy more Shoes and fewer Socks. Buy only Shoes, and no Socks. Buy more Shoes and more Socks. Buy only Socks, and no Shoes. Buy fewer Shoes and more Socks

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