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Shirley Has to Choose Between a 2-Day Trip and a 3-Day

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Shirley has to choose between a 2-day trip and a 3-day trip to Hollywood.The table below shows the expected benefit and cost for the different days.Apply both optimization using total value and optimization using marginal analysis to determine what Shirley's optimum decision should be.Does the decision differ with the techniques used? Which technique is faster to implement?
Shirley has to choose between a 2-day trip and a 3-day trip to Hollywood.The table below shows the expected benefit and cost for the different days.Apply both optimization using total value and optimization using marginal analysis to determine what Shirley's optimum decision should be.Does the decision differ with the techniques used? Which technique is faster to implement?


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Demand Curve

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