Find utility-maximizing point using an indifference curve

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Question: The price of CDs is $15 and the price of pizzas is $10. Derek spends all of his income buying 2 CDs and 6 pizzas per week (and nothing else). Determine Derek's income, draw his budget line and represent his utility-maximizing point using an indifference curve.

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