Arnie Ziffel Has $20 Per Week to Spend on Any

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Essay

Arnie Ziffel has $20 per week to spend on any combination of pineapples and green tea.The price of a pineapple is $4 and the price of a bottle of green tea is $2.The table below shows Arnie's utility values.Use the table to answer the questions that follow the table.

a.Complete the table by filling in the blank spaces.
b.Suppose Arnold purchases 4 pineapples and 2 bottles of green tea.Is he consuming the optimal consumption bundle? If so, explain why.If not, what combination should he buy and why?

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