Pencils sell for 10 cents and pens sell for 50 cents. Suppose Jack, whose preferences satisfy all of the basic assumptions, buys 5 pens and one pencil each semester. With this consumption bundle, his MRS of pencils for pens is 3
Which of the following is true? A) Jack could increase his utility by buying more pens and fewer pencils.
B) Jack could increase his utility by buying more pencils and fewer pens.
C) Jack could increase his utility by buying more pencils and more pens.
D) Jack could increase his utility by buying fewer pencils and fewer pens.
E) Jack is at a corner solution and is maximizing his utility.
B
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