(Table) Based on the Table, If Yasuko Eats ______ Popsicles

question 53

Multiple Choice

(Table) Based on the table, if Yasuko eats ______ popsicles, the marginal utility of the last popsicle she eats will be ______.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Number of Popsicles Per Day } & \mathbf{0} & \mathbf{1} & \mathbf{2} & \mathbf{3} & \mathbf{4} & \mathbf{5} \\\hline \text { Total Utility } & 0 & 6 & 11 & 14 & 16 & 17 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) 14; 3
• B) 6; 2
• C) 3; 4
• D) 2; 5

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