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Assume That an Individual Consumes Two Goods,X and Y Given the Above,if the Consumer Buys the Third Unit of Utility

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Assume that an individual consumes two goods,X and Y.The total utility (assumed measurable) of each good is independent of the rate of consumption of other goods.The prices of X and Y are,respectively,$5 and $10.  Units of the GOOd12345678 Total Utility of X5095135170200225245160 Total Utility of y40075095011001220132014001450\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{l}\text { Units of the GOOd} \\1\\2 \\3 \\4 \\5 \\6 \\7\\8\end{array}\begin{array}{l}\text { Total Utility of } X\\50 \\95 \\135 \\170 \\200 \\225 \\245\\160\end{array}\begin{array}{l}\text { Total Utility of } y\\400 \\750 \\950 \\1100 \\1220 \\1320 \\1400 \\1450 \end{array}\end{array}
Given the above,if the consumer buys the third unit of Y,


A) the marginal utility of the third unit is 950 units of satisfaction.
B) the marginal utility per dollar spent on Y is 200.
C) the marginal utility per dollar spent on Y is 20.
D) both a and b

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