Sharon purchases two products, X and Y, with a given fixed budget. The marginal utility she receives from the last unit of X she consumes is 60 utils, and the marginal utility she receives from the last unit of Y she consumes is 30 utils. The price of X is $2.00, and the price of Y is $1.00. Based on the equal marginal principle, these data suggest that Sharon
A. should buy more Y and less X.
B. should buy less Y and X.
C. should buy more X and less Y.
D. is maximizing her total utility from the given fixed budget.
Answer: D
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