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When joe maximizes utility, he finds that his mrs of x for y is greater than px/py. it is most likely that:?

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When joe maximizes utility, he finds that his mrs of x for y is greater than px/py. it is most likely that: joe is not consuming good Y
For normal utility maximation, MRS should equal with px/py. So, in this case, we can conclude that when Joe maximizes his utility, he only consume product X over product Y
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