After receiving an impressive commendation following a project, Ash realised the key to her inspiration and success was eating goji berries before starting her work. Ash can buy any number of kilograms of berries for $20 per kilogram. Ash gains a total benefit of $50 from consuming 2 kilograms of berries, and a total benefit of $65 from consuming 3 kilograms of berries. Which of the following statement(s) are true: There is insufficient information to determine the marginal cost of the third kilogram of berries. The average benefit of consuming the third kilogram of berries is $15. Ash should buy the third kilogram of berries because the marginal cost is less than the marginal benefit. The marginal benefit of consuming the third kilogram of berries is $15.

After receiving an impressive commendation following a project, Ash realised the key to her inspiration and success was eating goji berries before starting her work. Ash can buy any number of kilograms of berries for $20 per kilogram. Ash gains a total benefit of $50 from consuming 2 kilograms of berries, and a total benefit of $65 from consuming 3 kilograms of berries. Which of the following statement(s) are true: There is insufficient information to determine the marginal cost of the third kilogram of berries. The average benefit of consuming the third kilogram of berries is $15. Ash should buy the third kilogram of berries because the marginal cost is less than the marginal benefit. The marginal benefit of consuming the third kilogram of berries is $15.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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