Fred spends all of his income on two goods: DVDs and downloaded music. If Fred's marginal utility per dollar from DVDs is greater than his marginal utility per dollar from downloaded music, Fred can ________ his total utility by buying ________

A) maximize; more DVDs and more downloaded music
B) increase; more downloaded music and fewer DVDs
C) increase; more DVDs and less downloaded music
D) maximize; fewer DVDs and less downloaded music


C

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