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The Table Below Shows the Quantities of Toffee Bars and Bags

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The table below shows the quantities of toffee bars and bags of cashews that a consumer could consume over a 1- week period.  Toffee (bars)  Cashews (bags)   Units  Marginal  Utility  Total  Utility  Marginal  Utility  Total  Utility 1101012122818102235237294326534512723660271377027027\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}&\text { Toffee (bars) }&&\text { Cashews (bags) }\\\hline \text { Units } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Marginal } \\\text { Utility }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total } \\\text { Utility }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Marginal } \\\text { Utility }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total } \\\text { Utility }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 10 & 10 & 12 & 12 \\\hline 2 & 8 & 18 & 10 & 22 \\\hline 3 & 5 & 23 & 7 & 29 \\\hline 4 & 3 & 26 & 5 & 34 \\\hline 5 & 1 & 27 & 2 & 36 \\\hline 6 & 0 & 27 & 1 & 37 \\\hline 7 & 0 & 27 & 0 & 27 \\\hline\end{array} TABLE 6- 1
-Suppose a utility- maximizing person consumes only two goods,hamburgers and milkshakes.Suppose the price of milkshakes rises and all other variables remain constant.As a result,this person will certainly


A) not increase his consumption of both milkshakes and hamburgers.
B) increase his/her consumption of milkshakes.
C) purchase more milkshakes and fewer hamburgers.
D) consume more hamburgers and the same amount of milkshakes.
E) reduce his/her consumption of both milkshakes and hamburgers.

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