erry spends $ 10 a month on pet dispensers and uperman action figures. His marginal- utility-to-price atio for the pea dispensers is 40, while marginal-utility- o-price ratio for superman action figures is 47. Explain why jerry is not maximizing his utility. What can he do p increase his utility?

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