Scenario: Joey Is a College Student Living in Boston

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Scenario: Joey is a college student living in Boston. He has preferences over only two goods, small pies at Pizzeria Regina (denoted by PR) and Red Sox games (denoted by RS). Joey has $150 per month in disposable income to spend on baseball games and pizza, the price of a small pie at Pizzeria Regina is $10 (pPR = $10) and the price of a Red Sox ticket is $20 (pRS = $20).
-Joey's budget constraint is given by $ ________ PR + $ ________ RS = $________.

Evaluate the impact of shifts in sales mix on total profits.

Understand the concept and computation of least-squares regression method.

Comprehend the definition and calculations related to margin of safety and its percentage.

Understand and identify aspects of the high-low method and its limitations.

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