The goal of the consumer in a market economy is to use his or her limited income to buy

A. The goods and services that maximize profits for businesses.
B. Those goods and services with the lowest prices.
C. The set of goods and services that maximizes the consumer's total utility.
D. The greatest number of goods and services possible.


Answer: C

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