Multiple Choice
The price of a piece of pizza is $1 and the price of a movie is $4 and the consumer has $10. A consumer has purchased 2 pieces of pizza and 2 movies, receiving 25 units of utility for the second pizza and 100 units of utility for the second movie. The set of goods
A) is an optimum since the entire income is spent and the marginal utility per dollar spent is the same for the last unit of each good.
B) is an optimum since the entire income is spent and total utility is minimized.
C) is not an optimum because the marginal utility per dollar spent is greater for pizza than for movies.
D) is not an optimum because the consumer has not spent all of his money.
Correct Answer:

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