1-4  Suppose the price of a sweater is $25. Matthew’s total benefit from purchasing each additional sweater is given in the table below. If Matthew is behaving rationally, how many sweaters will he purchase?   Draw a graph of the total benefit and marginal benefit schedule.?

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