Taylor's Marginal Utility from Watching Movies and from Eating Out

question 136

Multiple Choice

Taylor's marginal utility from watching movies and from eating out (in utils) is shown in the accompanying table. Taylor spends exactly $100 every month on these two forms of entertainment; the price of each movie is $10 and the price of each dinner is $20. $$\begin{array} { | c | r | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Mavies } \\\text { Per Manth }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Mar ginal Utility } \\\text { Per Movie }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Dingers Out } \\\text { Per Month }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal Utility } \\\text { Per Dinner }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 60 & 1& 150 \\\hline 2 & 50 & 2 & 140 \\\hline 3 & 20 & 3 & 120 \\\hline 4 & 5 & 4 & 100 \\\hline\end{array}$$  
If Taylor watches 2 movies a month, Taylor will eat out ________ times per month, and have marginal utility per dollar of ________ from movies and a marginal utility per dollar of ________ from eating out.

• A)3; 5; 6
• B)2; 5; 7
• C)4; 5; 5
• D)4; 4; 6

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