Your Marginal Utility of a Third Waffle Is 10 and Your

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Multiple Choice

Your marginal utility of a third waffle is 10 and your marginal utility of a second piece of ham is 30.If you eat the third waffle, which of the following must be true?

• A)You are irrational.
• B)You prefer waffles.
• C)The price of a waffle is less than one third the price of a piece of ham.
• D)The price of a waffle is more than the price of a piece of ham.
• E)The price of a waffle is three times the price of a piece of ham.

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