How must a consumer allocate her income in order to reach consumer equilibrium? in such a way that the total utility per dollar's worth of any good is the same for every good in such a way that the marginal utility per dollar's worth of any good is the same for every good in such a way that the total utility per dollar's worth of any good is higher for necessities in such a way that the marginal utility per dollar's worth of any good is higher for necessities

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