Refer to the information provided in Table 6.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 6.1Number of Hamburgers per DayTotal UtilityMarginal Utility130?252?367?476?5?4Number ofSodas per DayTotal UtilityMarginal Utility120?235?347?457?5?7Refer to Table 6.1. Assume that a store is giving hamburgers and sodas away for free. Consumers can have as many sodas and hamburgers as they want, but the food has to be consumed one unit at a time. If George has already had one soda and two hamburgers, then George should
A. consume neither another soda nor another hamburger to maximize his utility.
B. next consume a soda to maximize his utility.
C. be indifferent between consuming the second soda or the third hamburger.
D. next consume a hamburger to maximize his utility.
Answer: C
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