Arnie Ziffel has $20 per week to spend on any combination of pineapples and green tea.The price of a pineapple is $4 and the price of a bottle of green tea is $2.The table below shows Arnie's utility values.Use the table to answer the questions that follow the table.

\begin{array}{|c|c|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline\text { Quantity }& & & \text { Marginal } & \text { Quantity }&\text { } &&\text { Marginal } \\\text { of }&\text { Total } & \text { Marginal } & \text { Utility per }&\text { of Green } & \text { Total }&\text {Marginal } &\text { Utility per } \\\text { Pineapples } & \text { Utility } & \text { Utility } & \text { Dollar } & \text { Tea } & \text { Utility } & \text { Utility } & \text { Dollar } \\\hline 1 & 32 & & & 1 & 28 & & \\\hline 2 & 52 & & & 2 & 46 & & \\\hline 3 & 64 & & & 3 & 54 & & \\\hline 4 & 68 & & & 4 & 60 & & \\\hline 5 & 70 & & & 5 & 64 & & \\\hline 6 & 71 & & & 6 & 66 & & \\\hline 7 & 71 & & & 7 & 67 & & \\\hline\end{array}

a.Complete the table by filling in the blank spaces.
b.Suppose Arnold purchases 4 pineapples and 2 bottles of green tea.Is he consuming the optimal consumption bundle? If so,explain why.If not,what combination should he buy and why?

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