1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

22

43

63

81

97

111

123

133

22

21

20

18

16

14

12

10

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

16

31

45

58

70

81

91

100

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

TABLE 6.2 Total and Marginal Utility

Table 6.3 looks at each point on the budget constraint in Figure 6.2, and adds up José’s total utility for five

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possible combinations of T-shirts and movies.

6.1 • Consumption Choices 141

Point T-Shirts Movies

Total Utility

P

Q

R

S

T

4

3

2

1

0

0

2

4

6

8

81 + 0 = 81

63 + 31 = 94

43 + 58 = 101

22 + 81 = 103

0 + 100 = 100

TABLE 6.3 Finding the Choice with the

Highest Utility

WORK IT OUT

Calculating Total Utility
Let’s look at how José makes his decision in more detail.

Step 1. Observe that, at point Q (for example), José consumes three T-shirts and two movies.

Step 2. Look at Table 6.2. You can see from the fourth row/second column that three T-shirts are worth 63 utils.
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