Suppose a Consumer Buys Two Goods $x$ And $y$ And Has Income of $30

Multiple Choice

Suppose a consumer buys two goods, $x$ and $y$ and has income of $30. Initially P_x = 3 and P_y and the consumer chooses basket A with x=2 and y=8 . The prices change to P_x = 4 and P_y = 2 and the consumer chooses basket B with x = 7 and y = 1.

A) These choices are consistent with utility maximization.
B) These choices are not consistent with utility maximization.
C) With this information it is not possible to determine if these choices are consistent with utility maximization.
D) Basket B must be strictly preferred to basket A .