ames enjoys having either a peanut butter sandwich or a bologna sandwich for his lunch. A drop in the price of peanu utter increases the marginal utility per dollar of peanut butter and causes James to buy more peanut butter and less ologna to restore maximum utility. This best illustrates the: a. substitution effect b. law of increasing total utility c. law of diminishing marginal utility d. income effect

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James enjoys having either a peanut butter sandwich or a bologna sandwich for his lunch. A drop in the price of peanut
butter increases the marginal utility per dollar of peanut butter and causes James to buy more peanut butter and less
bologna to restore maximum utility. This best illustrates the:
a. substitution effect
b. law of increasing total utility
c. law of diminishing marginal utility
d. income effect
Transcribed Image Text:James enjoys having either a peanut butter sandwich or a bologna sandwich for his lunch. A drop in the price of peanut butter increases the marginal utility per dollar of peanut butter and causes James to buy more peanut butter and less bologna to restore maximum utility. This best illustrates the: a. substitution effect b. law of increasing total utility c. law of diminishing marginal utility d. income effect
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