When a Consumer Shifts Her Purchases from Product X to Product

question 12

Multiple Choice

When a consumer shifts her purchases from product X to product Y, the marginal utility of

• A) X falls and the marginal utility of Y will increase.
• B) both X and Y will decrease.
• C) X increases and the marginal utility of Y will fall.
• D) both X and Y will increase.

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