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\table[[,Steak & Cheese,Steak & Cheese,Grilled Chicken,Grilled Chicken],[Quantity,MU,MU/P,MU,MU/P],[1,40,10,30,15],[2,32,8,24,12],[3,20,5,16,8],[4,12,3,12,6],[5,6,1.5,8,4],[6,2,0.5,4,2]]
Refer to Table 10-4. For steak and cheese sandwiches and grilled chicken sandwiches, the table contains the values of the marginal utility (MU) and marginal utility per dollar (MU/P) for Mabel Jarvis. Mabel has $14 to spend on steak and cheese sandwiches and grilled chicken sandwiches. Which of the following statements is true?
Mabel will first buy two steak and cheese sandwiches; then with her remaining $6 she will buy three grilled chicken sandwiches.
To maximize her utility, Mabel will need a total of $36, the income needed to buy 6 steak and cheese sandwiches and 6 grilled chicken sandwiches.
If Mabel maximizes her utility she will buy three steak and cheese sandwiches and two grilled chicken sandwiches.
If Mabel was maximizing her utility when spending $14 and then received an additional $4, she would receive the most marginal utility per dollar if her next purchase was another grilled chicken sandwich.
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