When Heavenly Cookies prices its sugar cookies at $1.00, they sell 75 cookies. They lowered the price to $0.50 and sold 200 cook
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Answer:
<u>is not</u> , <u>consume more of hamburgers</u>
Explanation:
A consumer is said to have achieved equilibrium when within his budget constraint, he purchases that combination of two goods which yield maximum satisfaction to him.
The equation for consumer equilibrium for two products is given by
In the given case, =
=
= 6.666
=
= 8
wherein, x= pizza
y= hamburger
As is evident, the marginal utility per dollar spent is greater in case of a hamburger, the consumer is not in a state of equilibrium.
Thus, he should consume more units of Hamburgers in order to maximize his utility.