Jane has a budget of $15 to spend at the local scientific store. Her two favorite items are beakers (Product X) which costs $3 and petri dishes (Peroduct Y) which costs $2. In the schedule below you can see the marginal utility for each of her favorite items. Which combination would maximize Jane's utility?

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Jane has a budget of $15 to spend at the local scientific store. Her two favorite items are beakers (Product X) which costs $3 and petri dishes (Peroduct Y) which costs $2. In the schedule below you can see the marginal utility for each of her favorite items. Which combination would maximize Jane's utility?

X   y  
Quantity MUx Quantity MUy
1 40 1 24
2 28 2 20
3 24 3 16
4 20 4 12
5 1 5 8

 

a.) 3 beakers & 3 petri dishes

b.) 4 beakers & 2 petri dishes

c.) 5 beakers & 1 petri dishes

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