Betty is maximizing her satisfaction from spending her budget on two items: movie rentals and music downloads. If the marginal utility she receives from the last movie rental is twice that from the last music download, what is the price of a movie rental if the price of a music download is $0.80?

A. $0.40
B. $1.60
C. $0.80
D. $1.20


Answer: B

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