Max enjoys windsurfing and snorkeling. Max has $35 a day to spend, and he can spend as much time as he likes on his leisure pursuits. The price of renting equipment for windsurfing is $10 an hour and for snorkeling is $5 an hour. The table shows the total utility Max gets from each activity.
Total Total
Hours utility from utility from
per day windsurfing snorkeling
1 120 40
2 220 76
3 300 106
4 360 128
5 396 140
6 412 150
7 422 158
Calculate Max's marginal utility from windsurfing at each number of hours per day. Does Max's marginal utility from windsurfing obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility?
Calculate Max's marginal utility from snorkeling at each number of hours per day. Does Max's marginal utility from snorkeling obey the principle of diminishing marginal utility?
Which does Max enjoy more: his 6th hour of windsurfing or his 6th hour of snorkeling?