Question

Bobby consumes only chocolate and vanilla ice cream and he is spending all of his income. For the last scoop of chocolate and vanilla ice cream that he bought, his marginal utility of chocolate is 100 and his marginal utility of vanilla is 250, and the price of chocolate is $1.00 per scoop and the price of vanilla is $2.00 per scoop. Bobby would maximize his utility by
_____________________________________ ice cream. Assume that Bobby could buy any fraction of a scoop of (e.g., he could buy ½ scoop) of ice cream (continuous in quantity).

A. only purchasing vanilla ice cream, but no chocolate
B. purchasing more chocolate and less vanilla
C. purchasing more vanilla and less chocolate
D. not changing his purchases of chocolate and vanilla
E. only purchasing chocolate ice cream, but no vanilla

Answer 1

Answer:

D. not changing his purchases of chocolate and vanilla