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.
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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.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0b20e16a-6d55-4a14-9d9c-8ea7e7d77326%2Ff21de4b2-5cb7-4131-bfbe-e7239ebae395%2F9uaco9_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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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.
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