Multiple Choice
Suppose the price of a glass of orange juice is $2 and that of a glass of soft drink is $1. A utility-maximizing consumer would buy:
A) more glasses of juice as a glass of juice has higher marginal utility than a glass of soft drink.
B) more glasses of soft drink as a glass of soft drink has higher marginal utility than a glass of juice.
C) equal quantities of juice and soft drink as the marginal utilities of a glass of juice and a glass of soft drink are the same.
D) more soft drink as a glass of soft drink is cheaper than a glass of juice.
E) more glasses of juice as the ratio of total utility of an extra glass of juice to its price is more than that of a glass of juice .
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