Martha spends 5 hours of free time exercising and playing music per day.  The table below represents the level of utility she receives from the various combinations of exercise and music activities.  For instance, if she only plays music, her total utility from exercise will be 0, and the utility from music will be 50.  If she exercises for 1 hour, she will receive a level of utility of 25. Utility is measured in ‘utils’; those numbers are arbitrary and designed to quantify the benefits received from various actions. Utility for Exercise Utility from Music 0 utils from 0 hours of exercise 50 utils from 5 hours of music 25 utils for 1 hours of exercise 45 utils from 4 hours of music 40 35 45 20 50 0 Marginal analysis will help Martha in her decision making regarding how to spend her free time because ... All answers are correct.   She will realize which activity is more important to her.

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Martha spends 5 hours of free time exercising and playing music per day.  The table below represents the level of utility she receives from the various combinations of exercise and music activities.  For instance, if she only plays music, her total utility from exercise will be 0, and the utility from music will be 50.  If she exercises for 1 hour, she will receive a level of utility of 25. Utility is measured in ‘utils’; those numbers are arbitrary and designed to quantify the benefits received from various actions.

Utility for Exercise Utility from Music
0 utils from 0 hours of exercise 50 utils from 5 hours of music
25 utils for 1 hours of exercise 45 utils from 4 hours of music
40 35
45 20
50 0

Marginal analysis will help Martha in her decision making regarding how to spend her free time because ...


All answers are correct.
 
She will realize which activity is more important to her.
 
She will be able to find the combination of music and exercise which gives her the most total utility
 
She can compare the gains in utility from exercising to the loss in utility from music to find the optimum combination.
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