2. Determining opportunity costJuanita is deciding whether to buy a suit that she wants, aswell as where to buy it. Three stores carry the same suit, butit is more convenient for Juanita to get to some stores thanothers. For example, she can go to her local store, located 15Discountedminutes away from where she works, and pay a marked-upMarked-uppricepriceprice of $102 for the suit:Juanita's officeOriginal priceTravel Time Each WayPrice of a Suit(Minutes)(Dollars per suit)StoreLocal Department Store15102Across Town3088Neighboring City6063Juanita makes $18 an hour at work. She has to take time off work to purchase her suit, so each hour away from work costs her $18 in lost income.Assume that returning to work takes Juanita the same amount of time as getting to a store and that it takes her 30 minutes to shop. As you answerthe following questions, ignore the cost of gasoline and depreciation of her car when traveling.Complete the following table by computing the opportunity cost of Juanita's time and the total cost of shopping at each location.Opportunity Cost of TimePrice of a SuitTotal Cost(Dollars)(Dollars per suit)(Dollars)StoreLocal Departmen102store in the neighboring cityAcross Town88Neighboring Citylocal department store63store across townAssume that Juanitaprice of the suit into consideration when she shops. Juanita will minimize the cost of the suit ifshe buys it from the

Juanita is deciding whether to buy a suit that she wants, as well as where to buy it. Three stores carry the same suit, but it is more convenient for Juanita to get to some stores than others. For example, she can go to her local store, located 15 minutes away from where she works, and pay a marked-up price of $102 for the suit:

Juanita is deciding whether to buy a suit that she wants, as well as where to buy it. Three stores carry the same suit, but it is more convenient for Juanita to get to some stores than others. For example, she can go to her local store, located 15 minutes away from where she works, and pay a marked-up price of $102 for the suit:

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Chapter6: Consumer Choices

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