A Consumer Purchases a Book by Driving Across Town to a Bookstore,standing

question 108

True/False

A consumer purchases a book by driving across town to a bookstore,standing in line for five minutes to pay the cashier,and then pays $5.The same book is purchased by another consumer who spends 2 minutes placing the order over the Internet for $10.The book necessarily cost the first consumer less.

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