Stephen and Rebecca both enjoy drinking coffee. The marginal benefit that each places on the coffee they drink is given in the following table: Number of cups of coffee First cup Second cup Third cup Marginal Benefit for Rebecca ($) 10 a) $9 b) $7 c) $5 d) $3 8 6 Marginal Benefit for 4 Stephen ($) 15 12 Fourth cup Fifth cup 2 On a recent day on campus Rebecca purchased a cup of coffee and Stephen purchased three cups of coffee. What price for a cup of coffee would be consistent with this behaviour? 9 6 3
Stephen and Rebecca both enjoy drinking coffee. The marginal benefit that each places on the coffee they drink is given in the following table: Number of cups of coffee First cup Second cup Third cup Marginal Benefit for Rebecca ($) 10 a) $9 b) $7 c) $5 d) $3 8 6 Marginal Benefit for 4 Stephen ($) 15 12 Fourth cup Fifth cup 2 On a recent day on campus Rebecca purchased a cup of coffee and Stephen purchased three cups of coffee. What price for a cup of coffee would be consistent with this behaviour? 9 6 3
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