Potatoes cost Janice $1.10 per pound, and she has $5.00 that she could possibly spend on potatoes or other items. Suppose she feels that the first pound of potatoes is worth $1.50, the second pound is worth $1.14, the third pound is worth $1.05, and all subsequent pounds are worth $0.30 per pound. How many pounds of potatoes will she purchase? What if she only had $3.00 to spend?

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Answer:

2 pounds of potatoes

2 pounds of potatoes

Explanation:

She would only purchase pounds of potatoes for which the worth she places on them is greater than their cost. this is subject to a budget constraint of $5 and $3

she would purchase the first and second pounds because their worth is greater than their cost and based her budger she can afford them