Mallory consumes a bundle of candy and cookies, spending all of her income.The price of candy is
$1 and the price of a cookie is $0.50.At her current bundle, the marginal utility of the next bar of candy she could purchase is 12 utils and the marginal utility of the next cookie she could purchase is 6 utils.Should Mallory consume more cookies, more candy, or leave her consumption unchanged?
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