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1. John likes 2 sugar packets (S) in his coffee (C). Which utility function would best represent his preferences? 23.) d./ [S.. C) : LULLI ,,S, C (b) U (S, C)=min(S, 2 (c) U (S,C) min 2S, 4C) (d) All of the above

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