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melly21297

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Ellie is spending her entire income on goods X and Y. Her marginal utility from the last unit of X is 100 and the marginal utility from the last unit of Y that she consumes is 50. Ellie's utility is only maximized if


◦ the prices of X and Y are the same.
◦ the price of good X is twice that of good Y.
◦ the price of good Y is twice that of good X.
◦ We cannot determine whether Ellie is maximizing her utility.
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Reply #1 on: Apr 19, 2019
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