EBK FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMICS
EBK FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMICS
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ISBN: 8220103632225
Author: PARKIN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 7MCQ
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Choose the correct answer from the following options regarding the paradox of value arises when people ___.

  1. Prefer to buy cheap goods rather than expensive goods
  2. Spend more on expensive useless goods than on cheap useful goods
  3. Buy so much of a useful good that its price falls
  4. Get the same marginal utility per dollar from cheap useful goods and useless expensive goods.

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