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Refer to the information provided in Table 6.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 6.1
 Number of  Hamburgers per  Day  Total Utility  Marginal Utility 13025236747654 Number of  Sodas per Day  Total Utility  Marginal Utility 12023534745757\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Hamburgers per } \\\text { Day }\end{array} & \text { Total Utility } & \text { Marginal Utility } \\\hline 1 & 30 & \\\hline 2 & 52 & \\\hline 3 & 67 & \\\hline 4 & 76 & \\\hline 5 & & 4 \\\hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Sodas per Day }\end{array} & \text { Total Utility } & \text { Marginal Utility } \\\hline 1 & 20 & \\\hline 2 & 35 & \\\hline 3 & 47 & \\\hline 4 & 57 & \\\hline 5 & & 7 \\\hline\end{array}
-Refer to Table 6.1. Assume that a store is giving hamburgers and sodas away for free. Consumers can have as many sodas and hamburgers as they want, but the food has to be consumed one unit at a time. If George has already had one soda and two hamburgers, then George should


A) next consume a soda to maximize his utility.
B) next consume a hamburger to maximize his utility.
C) be indifferent between consuming the second soda or the third hamburger.
D) consume neither another soda nor another hamburger to maximize his utility.

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