Juan is going to spend all of his income. For the last unit of Good X consumed Juan gets 20 utils and for the last unit of Good Y consumed he gets 10 utils. The price of Good X is $1. The price of Good Y is $10. If Juan wants to maximize his utility he should
A. continue to purchase the same amount of Good X and Good Y.
B. increase the consumption of Good X and decrease the consumption of Good Y.
C. decrease the consumption of Good X and increase the consumption of Good Y.
D. decrease the consumption of Good X and decrease the consumption of Good Y.
Answer: B
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