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A child is given $4 of pocket money to be spent on either hard candies or chocolates. Chocolates cost 40 cents and hard candies 80 cents each. The marginal utilities derived from each product are as shown in the following table. A child is given $4 of pocket money to be spent on either hard candies or chocolates. Chocolates cost 40 cents and hard candies 80 cents each. The marginal utilities derived from each product are as shown in the following table.   If the child buys either chocolates or hard candies one piece at a time, what will be his first two purchases? A) a hard candy, followed by another hard candy B) a hard candy, followed by a chocolate C) a chocolate, followed by a hard candy D) a chocolate, followed by another chocolate If the child buys either chocolates or hard candies one piece at a time, what will be his first two purchases?


Definitions:

Utility Function

A mathematical representation that ranks an individual's or agent's preferences over sets of goods and services, yielding levels of satisfaction.

Income

Monetary returns generated consistently through work engagements or investment strategies.

Price

The figure set as the cost or value of a transaction for a product or service in the marketplace.

Apples

A common fruit cultivated worldwide, also used metaphorically to represent simple examples in economic models.

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