For Unit 4 Learning Journal, you will use the marginal utility formula to choose between two products.  Catherine is having dinner at the Yellow Restaurant. She wants desert after eating her entree. She is trying to decide between a cookie or a slice of pie. The cost of a cookie is $5 and the cost of a slice of pie is $8.  Refer to the Unit 4 Learning Journal Marginal Utility spreadsheet Compute the marginal utility for cookie and slice of pie Compute the marginal utility per dollar What is the utility maximizing choice for a cookie and slice of pie?

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For Unit 4 Learning Journal, you will use the marginal utility formula to choose between two products. 

Catherine is having dinner at the Yellow Restaurant. She wants desert after eating her entree. She is trying to decide between a cookie or a slice of pie. The cost of a cookie is $5 and the cost of a slice of pie is $8. 

Refer to the Unit 4 Learning Journal Marginal Utility spreadsheet

  1. Compute the marginal utility for cookie and slice of pie
  2. Compute the marginal utility per dollar
  3. What is the utility maximizing choice for a cookie and slice of pie? 
  4. Explain what the utility maximizing choice means.
  5. Discuss how you could use marginal utility to make consumer choices
H14
10 8
VIX✓ fx
B
1 Marginal Utility: Cookie
2 Quantity Consumed
3 1
42
5 3
64
7 5
8 6
97
12
13
14
A
Total Utility
18
34
49
61
71
79
84
87
с
Marginal Utility
18
D
per Dollar
E
F
Marginal Utility: Slice of Pie
Quantity Consumed Total Utility
16
30
42
51
60
68
74
76
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16
G
Marginal Utility
H
per Dollar
Transcribed Image Text:H14 10 8 VIX✓ fx B 1 Marginal Utility: Cookie 2 Quantity Consumed 3 1 42 5 3 64 7 5 8 6 97 12 13 14 A Total Utility 18 34 49 61 71 79 84 87 с Marginal Utility 18 D per Dollar E F Marginal Utility: Slice of Pie Quantity Consumed Total Utility 16 30 42 51 60 68 74 76 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 G Marginal Utility H per Dollar
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