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Item 6Frank spends $75 on 10 magazines and 25 newspapers. The magazines cost $5 each and the newspapers cost $2.50 each. Suppose that his MU from the final magazine is 10 utils while his MU from the final newspaper is also 10 utils. According to the utility-maximizing rule, Frank should: multiple choicereallocate spending from magazines to newspapers.reallocate spending from newspapers to magazines.be satisfied because he is already maximizing his total utility.consume equal number of magazines and newspapers.

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Item 6Frank spends 75on10magazinesand25newspapers.Themagazinescost75 on 10 magazines and 25 newspapers. The magazines cost 5 each and the newspapers cost $2.50 each. Suppose that his MU from the final magazine is 10 utils while his MU from the final newspaper is also 10 utils. According to the utility-maximizing rule, Frank should: multiple choicereallocate spending from magazines to newspapers.reallocate spending from newspapers to magazines.be satisfied because he is already maximizing his total utility.consume equal number of magazines and newspapers.

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According to the utility-maximizing rule, a consumer should allocate their spending so that the marginal utility per dollar spent is the same for all goods and services. This rule is also known as the equal marginal principle.

In this case, Frank's marginal utility (MU) from the final magazine is 10 utils and the cost is 5.So,themarginalutilityperdollarspentonmagazinesis10utils/5. So, the marginal utility per dollar spent on magazines is 10 utils/5 = 2 utils per dollar.

Similarly, the MU from the final newspaper is 10 utils and the cost is 2.50.So,themarginalutilityperdollarspentonnewspapersis10utils/2.50. So, the marginal utility per dollar spent on newspapers is 10 utils/2.50 = 4 utils per dollar.

Since the marginal utility per dollar spent on newspapers is higher than that on magazines, Frank should reallocate spending from magazines to newspapers to maximize his total utility. So, the correct answer is "reallocate spending from magazines to newspapers."

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