Brian Consumes Only Pizza and Soda

question 173

Multiple Choice

Brian consumes only pizza and soda. When the price of a soda is $2 and the price of a slice of pizza is $4, Brian maximizes his utility by buying 5 sodas and 10 slices of pizza. If the marginal utility of the 5th soda is 100, then the marginal utility from the 10th slice of pizza must be

• A) 200.
• B) 100.
• C) 50.
• D) More information is needed to determine the marginal utility of the 10th slice of pizza.

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