Sarah spends $100 a year on magazines and ice cream. The table above shows her utility from each good. If the price of a magazine is $5 and the price of ice cream is $5 per gallon, how does Sarah spend the $100?

What will be an ideal response?


Sarah buys 6 magazines and 14 gallons of ice cream. She spends $100 and her marginal utility per dollar from magazines and ice cream is the same, 3.6 units per dollar.

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