Suppose Jon likes to eat both pizza and hamburgers.As John consumes less pizza and holds steady his consumption of hamburgers,the marginal utility of a piece of pizza _________ and the marginal utility of a hamburger __________.
A) increases; is unchanged
B) increases; increases
C) decreases; decreases
D) decreases; is unchanged

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As Jon consumes less pizza, the marginal utility of a piece of pizza increases due to the law of diminishing marginal utility. Since his consumption of hamburgers remains unchanged, the marginal utility of a hamburger remains unchanged as well.

Suppose Jon Likes to Eat Both Pizza and Hamburgers