how many ice creams will a consumer have if ice cream is available free of cost - Economics - Theory of Consumer Behaviour

Question

how many ice creams will a consumer have if ice cream is
available free of cost ?

Ritika Chauhan · Accepted Answer

In case of single commodity, the consumer is in equilibrium when,

Marginal Utility of a Rupee spent on the commodity = Marginal Utility of Money

$P_{x} = {M U}_{x}$

Since in this case $P_{x} = 0$ , the consumer will consume ice creams untill the point where

${M U}_{x} = 0$

how many ice creams will a consumer have if ice cream is available free of cost ?