At a Ball Game We Can Observe People Eating Hot

question 367

Multiple Choice

At a ball game we can observe people eating hot dogs, chips, and burgers. If all are priced the same and we observe Michelle eating a hot dog and David eating a hamburger, we can conclude that

• A) Robert will be eating chips.
• B) Michelle likes hot dogs better than David does and David likes hamburgers better than Michelle does.
• C) Michelle derives the same amount of utility from eating a hot dog as David derives from eating a hamburger.
• D) at this time Michelle derives more utility from eating a hot dog than from eating either a hamburger or chips, while David derives more utility from eating a hamburger than from eating either a hot dog or chips.

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