Table 10-2 Table 10-2 Above Shows Keira's Utility from Soup

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Table 10-2
Table 10-2 above shows Keira's utility from soup and sandwiches. The price of soup is $2 per cup and the price of a sandwich is $3. Keira has $18 to spend on these two goods.
-Refer to Table 10-2. Holding prices constant, when Keira's income changes from $18 to $23, what happens to her total utility and to the marginal utilities of the last cup of soup and the last sandwich purchased?

• A) Her total utility increases, but the marginal utilities of the last cup of soup and the last sandwich consumed decrease.
• B) Her total utility, the marginal utility of the last cup of soup consumed and the marginal utility of the last sandwich consumed, all increase.
• C) Her total utility decreases, but the marginal utilities of the last cup of soup and the last sandwich consumed increase.
• D) Her total utility and the marginal utility of the last cup of soup consumed increase, but marginal utility of the last sandwich consumed decreases.
• E) Her total utility and the marginal utility of the last sandwich consumed increase, but marginal utility of the last cup of soup consumed decreases.

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