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Table 7-2 Table 7-2 Above Shows Keira's Utility from Soup and Sandwiches

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Table 7-2
 Quantity of  Soup (cups)   Total Utility  Quantity of  Sandwiches  Total Utility 1401452602753723102482412058851356906145\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline\begin{array}{c}\text { Quantity of } \\\text { Soup (cups) }\end{array} & \text { Total Utility } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Quantity of } \\\text { Sandwiches }\end{array} & \text { Total Utility } \\\hline 1 & 40 & 1 & 45 \\\hline 2 & 60 & 2 & 75 \\\hline 3 & 72 & 3 & 102 \\\hline 4 & 82 & 4 & 120 \\\hline 5 & 88 & 5 & 135 \\\hline 6 & 90 & 6 & 145 \\\hline\end{array} Table 7-2 above shows Keira's utility from soup and sandwiches. The price of soup is $2 per cup and the price of a sandwich is $3. Keira has $18 to spend on these two goods.
-Refer to Table 7-2.Holding prices constant,when Keira's income changed from $18 to $23,what happens to her total utility and to the marginal utilities of the last cup of soup and the last sandwich purchased?


A) Her total utility increases but the marginal utilities of the last cup of soup and the last sandwich consumed decrease.
B) Her total utility, the marginal utility of the last cup of soup consumed, and the marginal utility of the last sandwich consumed all increase.
C) Her total utility decreases but the marginal utilities of the last cup of soup and the last sandwich consumed increase.
D) Her total utility and the marginal utility of the last cup of soup consumed increase but marginal utility of the last sandwich consumed decreases.
E) Her total utility and the marginal utility of the last sandwich consumed increase but marginal utility of the last cup of soup consumed decreases.

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