Bart and Lisa are both optimizing consumers in the markets for shirts and hats, where they pay $100 for a shirt and $50 for a hat. Bart buys 8 shirts and 4 hats, while Lisa buys 6 shirts and 12 hats. From this information, we can infer that Bart's marginal rate of substitution is _____ hats per shirt, while Lisa's is _____.

a. 4, 2
b. 2, 1
c. 2, 2
d. 4, 1

Answer: c. 2, 2

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