Stella's Marginal Utility of the Last Unit of X Consumed

question 93

Multiple Choice

Stella's marginal utility of the last unit of X consumed is 18 and her marginal utility of the last unit of Y consumed is 12.What prices for X and Y,respectively,are consistent with Stella being in consumer equilibrium?

• A) $4 and $6
• B) $12 and $18.
• C) $15 and $15.
• D) $12 and $8.

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Definitions:

Parasitic Consumers

Organisms that feed on other living organisms, deriving nutrients at the host's expense.

Trophic Levels

The positions that organisms occupy in a food chain, which are determined by the number of energy-transfer steps to that level.

Energy Transfer

The movement of energy from one part of an ecosystem to another, typically through the process of eating and being eaten.

Carnivores

Organisms that primarily consume meat for nutrition, typically predators or scavengers, equipped with adaptations tailored for a diet of animal flesh.