Sally loves to drink her coffee with two teaspoons of sugar. The unit price of coffee is $3 and the unit price of sugar is $1. Sally’s income is $180. Draw the budget line and indifference curves. Find the utility-maximizing bundle for Sally. (Place S in the horizontal axis. Remember to show all your steps.)

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Sally loves to drink her coffee with two teaspoons of sugar. The unit price of coffee is $3 and the unit price of sugar is $1. Sally’s income is $180. Draw the budget line and indifference curves. Find the utility-maximizing bundle for Sally. (Place S in the horizontal axis. Remember to show all your steps.)

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