Refer to the information provided in Table 6.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 6.4Number ofDonuts per DayTotal UtilityMarginal Utility180?2150?3200?4230?5?10Number ofBurritos per DayTotal UtilityMarginal Utility160?2108?3144?4168?5?12Refer to Table 6.4. If the price of a donut is $2, the price of a burrito is $4, and Luigi has $12 of income, Luigi's utility-maximizing combination of donuts and burritos per day is
A. 2 donuts and 1.5 burritos.
B. 1 donut and 2 burritos.
C. 4 donuts and 1 burrito.
D. indeterminate from this information.
Answer: C
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