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Suppose at her current level of consumption, a person enjoys going to an additional baseball game three times as much as seeing an additional new movie. The price of a ticket for a baseball game is $30, and the price of a ticket for a movie is $15. Is the person spending her income (for these two goods) in a manner that maximizes her satisfaction?Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.aYes, she is.bNo, she should increase the consumption of baseball games and movies.cNo, she should increase the consumption of baseball games and decrease the consumption of movies.dNo, she should decrease the consumption of baseball games and increase the consumption of movies.

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Suppose at her current level of consumption, a person enjoys going to an additional baseball game three times as much as seeing an additional new movie. The price of a ticket for a baseball game is 30,andthepriceofaticketforamovieis30, and the price of a ticket for a movie is 15. Is the person spending her income (for these two goods) in a manner that maximizes her satisfaction?Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.aYes, she is.bNo, she should increase the consumption of baseball games and movies.cNo, she should increase the consumption of baseball games and decrease the consumption of movies.dNo, she should decrease the consumption of baseball games and increase the consumption of movies.

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The person is not spending her income in a manner that maximizes her satisfaction. This is because she values going to a baseball game three times as much as seeing a movie, but the price of a baseball game is only twice as much as a movie. Therefore, she gets more satisfaction per dollar spent on baseball games than on movies. So, the correct answer is (c) No, she should increase the consumption of baseball games and decrease the consumption of movies.

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