Exercise 1 1. Suppose you have been offered a choice of two part-time jobs: 10 hours a week stacking shelves at the supermarket for $10 dollars an hour; or 12 hours a week working in the bar of the local hotel for $8 per hour plus a free case of beer once a week. Assuming that you will take one and only one of the jobs, what is: the opportunity cost of taking the supermarket job? the opportunity cost of taking the hotel job? (i)

Exercise 1 1. Suppose you have been offered a choice of two part-time jobs: 10 hours a week stacking shelves at the supermarket for $10 dollars an hour; or 12 hours a week working in the bar of the local hotel for $8 per hour plus a free case of beer once a week. Assuming that you will take one and only one of the jobs, what is: the opportunity cost of taking the supermarket job? the opportunity cost of taking the hotel job? (i)

Economics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)

16th Edition

ISBN:9781305506725

Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Publisher:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Chapter20: Consumer Choice And Elasticity

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