Scenario 21-2 Lawrence Has Recently Graduated from College with a Degree in Degree

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Scenario 21-2
Lawrence has recently graduated from college with a degree in journalism and economics. He has decided to pursue a career as a freelance journalist writing for business newspapers and magazines. Lawrence is typically awake for 112 hours each week (he sleeps an average of 8 hours each day) . For each hour Lawrence spends writing, he can earn $75. Lawrence is such a good writer that he can get paid for as many hours of writing as he chooses to work.
-Refer to Scenario 21-2. If Lawrence decides to spend 80 hours a week playing volleyball on the beach and the rest of his time writing, how much income will he have available to spend on consumption goods?

• A)$900
• B)$1,500
• C)$2,400
• D)$3,000

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Investment Account

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