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Exhibit 6-3 Marginal Utility Data for Goods X and Y

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Exhibit 6-3 Marginal utility data for goods X and Y  Units of good X  Marginal utility of  good X  Units of good Y  Marginal utility of good Y12011421621231231048485456\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Units of good X } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal utility of } \\\text { good X }\end{array} & \text { Units of good Y } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal utility of } \\\operatorname { good~Y }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 20 & 1 & 14 \\2 & 16 & 2 & 12 \\3 & 12 & 3 & 10 \\4 & 8 & 4 & 8 \\5 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline\end{array}
-As shown in Exhibit 6-3, assume that the price of both goods is $1 per unit. To maximize total utility without a budget, you should consume:


A) neither X nor Y.
B) more of X and less of Y.
C) less of X and more of Y.
D) more of both X and Y.
E) less of both X and Y.

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