Roxanne and Eileen Live in an Apartment Building with a Laundry

question 64

Multiple Choice

Roxanne and Eileen live in an apartment building with a laundry room in the basement.Roxanne does her laundry at home,spending $4 and 5 hours per week.Eileen sends her laundry out,spending $20 and 15 minutes per week transporting the laundry.On the basis of the information given,which one of the following must be true?

• A)Roxanne earns more labor income than Eileen.
• B)Eileen earns more total income than Roxanne.
• C)Eileen enjoys doing laundry;Roxanne does not.
• D)Eileen has less laundry than Roxanne.
• E)Eileen and Roxanne attach different utilities to time spent doing laundry.

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