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16 November, 05:08

Five consumers have the following marginal utility of apples and pears:

Consumer Marginal Utility of Apples Marginal Utility of Pears

Alex 5 9

Becky 5 10

Clancy 4 8

Eileen 4 10

Hubert 3 4

The price of an apple is $1, and the price of a pear is $2.

Which, if any, of these consumers are optimizing over their choice of fruit?

A) Alex

B) Becky

C) Clancy

D) Eileen

E) Hubert

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  1. 16 November, 05:34
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    Becky and Clancy are optimizing over their choice of fruit

    Explanation:

    In order to find which these consumers are optimizing over their choice of fruit we would have to use the following formula:

    Marginal utility of apples/Marginal utility of pears=price of apple/price of pear

    For Alex = 5/9>1/2

    For Becky = 5/10=1/2

    For Clancy = 4/8=1/2

    For Eileen = 4/10<1/2

    For Hubert=3/4>1/2

    Therefore, only Becky and Clancy are optimizing
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