Sierra likes chocolate-covered deviled eggs. After eating 10 chocolate-covered deviled eggs, she switches to strawberry ice cream covered in sauerkraut. We can conclude that

A. the chocolate-covered deviled eggs now have a negative marginal utility.
B. Sierra is minimizing her utility.
C. the chocolate-covered deviled eggs made Sierra sick.
D. at this point, the chocolate-covered deviled eggs have a lower marginal utility per dollar spent than that of strawberry ice cream covered in sauerkraut.


Answer: D

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