Refer to the Information Provided in Table 6 -Refer to Table 6

question 155

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided in Table 6.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 6.1
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Hamburgers per } \\\text { Day }\end{array} & \text { Total Utility } & \text { Marginal Utility } \\\hline 1 & 30 & \\\hline 2 & 52 & \\\hline 3 & 67 & \\\hline 4 & 76 & \\\hline 5 & & 4 \\\hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Sodas per Day }\end{array} & \text { Total Utility } & \text { Marginal Utility } \\\hline 1 & 20 & \\\hline 2 & 35 & \\\hline 3 & 47 & \\\hline 4 & 57 & \\\hline 5 & & 7 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 6.1. Assume that a store is giving hamburgers and sodas away for free. Consumers can have as many sodas and hamburgers as they want, but the food has to be consumed one unit at a time. If George has already had one soda and two hamburgers, then George should

• A) next consume a soda to maximize his utility.
• B) next consume a hamburger to maximize his utility.
• C) be indifferent between consuming the second soda or the third hamburger.
• D) consume neither another soda nor another hamburger to maximize his utility.

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Definitions:

Defensive Coping

Strategies individuals use to protect themselves from psychological harm by denying or rationalizing away sources of stress or anxiety.

Unconscious Level

A part of the mind that influences actions and feelings without one's awareness, as theorized in psychoanalytic psychology.

Psychological Maladjustment

A state of being poorly or inadequately adjusted to environmental demands, often leading to distress or dysfunction.

Less Realistic

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