Foundations of Economics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
Foundations of Economics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134641843
Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Choose the best answer from the following options: A consumer will maximize his total utility if he buys the quantities of pasta and milk at which ___

  1. The marginal utility from pasta equals the marginal utility from milk
  2. The consumer spends all of his budget and marginal utility from each good is equal
  3. The marginal utility from the more expensive good is less than the marginal utility from the cheaper good
  4. The consumer spends his entire budget and the marginal utility per dollar from pasta and milk are equal.

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