Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Two

question 104

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following two schedules,which show the amounts of additional satisfaction (marginal utility) that a consumer would get from successive quantities of products J and K. $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{ccc}Unit&&\\\text { of } J & & M U_{j} \\\hline1 & & 56 \\2 & & 48 \\3 & & 32 \\4 & & 24 \\5 & & 20 \\6 & & 16 \\7 & & 12\end{array}\begin{array}{ccc}Unit&&\\\text { of } K & & M U_{k} \\\hline1 & & 32 \\2 & & 28\\3 & & 24\\4 & & 20\\5 & & 12\\6 & & 10\\7 & & 8\end{array}\end{array}$ Refer to the data.If the consumer has money income of $52 and the prices of J and K are $8 and $4 respectively,the consumer will maximize her utility by purchasing:

• A) 2 units of J and 7 units of K.
• B) 5 units of J and 5 units of K.
• C) 4 units of J and 5 units of K.
• D) 6 units of J and 3 units of K.