Suppose that a consumer always consumes 2 spoons of sugar with each cup of coffee. If the price of sugar is P 1 per spoonful and the price of coffee is P 2 per cup and the consumer has M dollars to spend on coffee and sugar, how much will he or she want to purchase?

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Suppose that a consumer always consumes 2 spoons of sugar with each cup of coffee. If
the price of sugar is P 1 per spoonful and the price of coffee is P 2 per cup and the consumer
has M dollars to spend on coffee and sugar, how much will he or she want to purchase?

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