CONNECT F/MICROECONOMICS
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Chapter 1, Problem 1P
To determine
The quantity of potatoes that maximize utility.
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Potatoes cost Janice $1.00 per pound, and she has $6.00 that she could possibly spend on potatoes or other items. If she feels that the first pound of potatoes is worth $1.50, the second pound is worth $1.14, the third pound is worth $1.05, and all subsequent pounds are worth $0.30, how many pounds of potatoes will she purchase? What if she only had $3.00 to spend?
Potatoes cost Janice $0.50 per pound, and she has $5.00 that she could
possibly spend on potatoes or other items. Suppose she feels that the first
pound of potatoes is worth $1.50, the second pound is worth $1.14, the third
pound is worth $1.05, and all subsequent pounds are worth $0.30 per
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a. How many pounds of potatoes will she purchase?
pound(s) of potatoes
b. How many pounds will she purchase if she has only had $2.00 to spend?
pound(s) of potatoes
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items. Suppose she feels that the first pound of potatoes is worth $1.50, the second pound is worth $1.14, the third pound is worth
$1.05, and all subsequent pounds are worth $0.30.
Instructions: Enter your answers as whole numbers.
a. How many pounds of potatoes will she purchase?
pound(s) of potatoes
b. What if she only had $3.00 to spend?
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Chapter 1 Solutions
CONNECT F/MICROECONOMICS
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