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Figure: Harold's Indifference Curves
The figure shows three of Harold's indifference curves for bread and cheese.
-(Figure: Harold's Indifference Curves) Look at the figure Harold's Indifference Curves. If the price of bread is $0.50 per loaf, the price of cheese is $1 per pound, and Harold has $7 to spend on bread and cheese, Harold's optimal consumption bundle is _____ loaves of bread and _____ pounds of cheese.

• A) 6; 4
• B) 4; 3
• C) 3; 2
• D) 2; 8

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