A child is given $8.80 of pocket money to be spent on either hard candies or chocolates. Chocolates cost 40 cents and hard candies 80 cents each. The marginal utilities derived from each product are as shown in the following table: Number of MU of MU of Hard Items Chocolates Candies 60 150 2 50 140 3 40 120 4 30 100 20 80 6 10 70 7 5 50 8 20 Refer to the above table. Which combination would give the child the maximum utility out of spending $8.00? 4 chocolates and 6 hard candies 6 chocolates and 8 hard candies 2 chocolates and 4 hard candies

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A child is given $8.80 of pocket money to be spent on either hard candies or chocolates.
Chocolates cost 40 cents and hard candies 80 cents each. The marginal utilities derived
from each product are as shown in the following table:
MU of Hard
Candies
150
Number of
MU of
Items
Chocolates
60
1
50
140
3
40
120
4
30
100
20
80
6
10
70
7
5
50
8
20
Refer to the above table. Which combination would give the child the maximum utility out of
spending $8.00?
O 4 chocolates and 6 hard candies
O 6 chocolates and 8 hard candies
2 chocolates and 4 hard candies
3 chocolates and 5 hard candies
O 1 chocolate and 3 hard candies
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Transcribed Image Text:A child is given $8.80 of pocket money to be spent on either hard candies or chocolates. Chocolates cost 40 cents and hard candies 80 cents each. The marginal utilities derived from each product are as shown in the following table: MU of Hard Candies 150 Number of MU of Items Chocolates 60 1 50 140 3 40 120 4 30 100 20 80 6 10 70 7 5 50 8 20 Refer to the above table. Which combination would give the child the maximum utility out of spending $8.00? O 4 chocolates and 6 hard candies O 6 chocolates and 8 hard candies 2 chocolates and 4 hard candies 3 chocolates and 5 hard candies O 1 chocolate and 3 hard candies N34 So7 8
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