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Bags of Popcorn Bottles of soda Bags of Popcorn Bottles of soda   -Suppose Hank spends his entire budget buying 2 bagels and 3 cups of coffee each day. Also, suppose the marginal utility of the second bagel is 100 and the marginal utility of the third cup of coffee is 200. Which of the following statements is true? A)  Hank is not maximizing his utility. B)  Hank will be maximizing his utility as long as the price of a cup of coffee is twice the price of a bagel. C)  Hank might be maximizing utility only if the price of a cup of coffee is less than the price of a bagel. D)  Hank is not maximizing utility because he is not buying equal amounts of each good.
-Suppose Hank spends his entire budget buying 2 bagels and 3 cups of coffee each day. Also, suppose the marginal utility of the second bagel is 100 and the marginal utility of the third cup of coffee is 200. Which of the following statements is true?


A) Hank is not maximizing his utility.
B) Hank will be maximizing his utility as long as the price of a cup of coffee is twice the price of a bagel.
C) Hank might be maximizing utility only if the price of a cup of coffee is less than the price of a bagel.
D) Hank is not maximizing utility because he is not buying equal amounts of each good.

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