Juanita makes $30 an hour at work . She has to take time off work to purchase
Question:
Juanita makes $30 an hour at work . She has to take time off work to purchase her suit, so each hour away from work costs her $30 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. Ignore the cost of gasoline and depreciation of her car when traveling.
Assume that it takes 15 minutes to travel to the local department store, 30 minutes to travel to the store across town, and 60 minutes to travel to the store in the neighboring city.
Complete the following table by computing the opportunity cost of Juanita's time and the total cost of shopping at each location.
Store | Opportunity Cost of Time (Dollars) | Price of a Suit (Dollars per suit) | Total Cost (Dollars) |
---|---|---|---|
Local Department Store | ___________________ | 114 | _________ |
Across Town | ___________________ | 86 | _________ |
Neighboring City | ____________________ | 60 | _________ |
Assume that Juanita takes opportunity costs and the price of the suit into consideration when she shops. Juanita will minimize the cost of the suit of she buys it from the _____
Financial and Managerial Accounting the basis for business decisions
ISBN: 978-0078111044
16th edition
Authors: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark Bettner, Joseph Carcello