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Justin Field just stopped at the Exxon station on the way to campus and bought four Butterfinger candy bars, two 20-ounce bottles of grape-watermelon Snapple, and 10 gallons of gas. His marginal-utility-to-price ratios are 3.21 for the Butterfingers, 4.8 for the Snapples, and 5.7 for the gas. Explain why this set of purchases did not maximize Ryan's utility and how could he have increased his utility.
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