John Smedley, a Careful Utility Maximizer, Consumes Only Two Goods

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Essay

John Smedley, a careful utility maximizer, consumes only two goods, peanut butter and ice cream.He had just achieved the utility-maximizing solution in his consumption of the two goods when the price of ice cream increases.As he adjusts to this event, he will consume:
A.more peanut butter and more ice cream.
B.less peanut butter and less ice cream.
C.more peanut butter and less ice cream.
D.less peanut butter and more ice cream.

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