Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Utility and rational consumer behaviour

Utility and rational consumer behaviour — practice question

Donald gets the highest utility from purchasing paperback books and audio books. A paperback book costs $3 and an audio book costs $6. If the marginal utility of the most recent paperback book was 12 units of utility (utils), what was the marginal utility of the most recent audio book bought?

  • A2 utils
  • B12 utils
  • C16 utils
  • D24 utils

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