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During Thanksgiving you participated in a pumpkin-pie eating contest. You really enjoyed the first two pies,...

During Thanksgiving you participated in a pumpkin-pie eating contest. You really enjoyed the first two pies, the third one was okay, but as soon as you ate the fourth one you became ill and lost the contest.

• Did your total utility increase or decrease with the first three pies you ate?.

• After the third pie, did your total utility increase or decrease?

• Did you get more or less utility from eating the first pie than from eating the third pie?

• Did you get more or less utility from eating the fourth pie than from eating the second pie?

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