Gourds (G) cost $2 each, and corn husks (C) cost $4 each. Prof. Cooper is buying these goods for some seasonal decorating.At her current consumption bundle, her marginal rate of substitution of corn husks for gourds (MRSCG) is 2. Assuming her indifference curves have a typical curved shape, how should she adjust her consumption bundle to maximize utility? (Choose 1)

A. Buy more gourds and fewer corn husks.

B. Go minimalist: buy fewer gourds and fewer corn husks.

C. Buy more corn husks and fewer gourds.

D. No need to adjust. She is already maximizing her utility at the current bundle.

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Suppose Ronaldo consumes apple juice containers (with quantity measured on the x-axis and denoted by A) and banana chip packages (with quantity measured on the y-axis and denoted by B). Ronaldo currently consumes 5 apple juice containers and 5 banana chip packages per week. If his indifference curves have the typical curved shape andthe price of apple juice increases, which of the following will happen as a result? (Choose 1)

A. Ronaldo's budget constraint will get steeper.

B. Ronaldo's indifference curve at the point (5,5) will get steeper.

C. Ronaldo will consume more apple juice.

D. Ronaldo's level of utility will increase.

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Ally and Beth are hungry. Suppose Ally has one apple and gives half of it to Beth, who has none. According to Jonathan Leightner's critique in "Utility versus Self-Sacrificing Love," (Choose 1)

A. Saying that this choice "maximizes Ally's utility" is the wrong way of thinking about such a sacrificial choice.

B. This sacrificial choice reveals that Ally prefers a situation where she and Beth each have half an apple to a situation where she has one apple and Beth has zero.

C. This sacrificial choice must be maximizing Ally's utility.

D. We can see what makes Ally "happiest" by looking at what Ally chose to do.