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Arnie Ziffel has $20 per week to spend on any combination of pineapples and green tea. The price of a pineapple is $4 and the price of a bottle of green tea is $2. The table below shows Arnie's utility values. Use the table to answer the questions that follow the table.

Quantity of Pineapples   Total Utility   Marginal Utility   Marginal Utility per Dollar   Quantity of Green Tea   Total Utility   Marginal Utility   Marginal Utility per Dollar
        1        32                  1        28      
         2        52                  2        46      
         3        64                  3        54      
         4        68                  4        60      
         5        70                  5        64      
         6        71                  6        66      
         7        71                  7        67      

a.   Complete the table by filling in the blank spaces.
b.   Suppose Arnold purchases 4 pineapples and 2 bottles of green tea. Is he consuming the optimal consumption bundle? If so, explain why. If not, what combination should he buy and why?
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