Mr. Rational has $27 that he plans to spend purchasing 5 units of good X (priced at $3 per unit) and 6 units of good Y (priced at $2 per unit). The marginal utility of the fifth unit of X is 30, and the marginal utility of the sixth unit of Y is 30 . If Mr. Rational is a utility maximizer, he should:

a. not buy anything.
b. buy more of X and less of Y.
c. buy less of X and more of Y.
d. buy X and Y in the quantities indicated.
e. buy less of X and even lesser than that of Y.


c

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