Tony Has $64 to Spend on Jeans and T-Shirts

question 116

Essay

Tony has $64 to spend on jeans and T-shirts. Use the following table to find the combination of jeans and T-shirts that will maximize Tony's utility.
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$\begin{array}{l}\hline \quad {\text { T-Shirts (\$6) }} \quad \quad \quad {\text { Jeans (\$20) }} \\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Quantity } & M U & \text { Quantity } & \text { MU } \\\hline 0 & - & 0 & - \\\hline 1 & 45 & 1 & 120 \\\hline 2 & 39 & 2 & 67 \\\hline 3 & 36 & 3 & 55 \\\hline 4 & 27 & 4 & 27 \\\hline 5 & 15 & 5 & 19 \\\hline 6 & 6 & 6 & 6 \\\hline 7 & 3 & 7 & \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$

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