Suppose that a consumer has a choicebetween two goods, X and Y. If the price of X is $2 and the priceof Y is $3, how much of X and Y does the consumer purchaseper period, given an income of $17 per period? Use the followinginformation about marginal utility:Units       MUX           MUY1                10                 52                 8                  43                 2                  34                 2                  25                 1                  2

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