John Is Trying to Decide How to Divide His Time

question 71

Multiple Choice

John is trying to decide how to divide his time between his job as a stocker in the local grocery store,which pays $7 per hour for as many hours as he chooses to work,and cleaning windows for the businesses downtown.He makes $2 for every window he cleans.John is indifferent between the two tasks,and the number of windows he can clean depends on how many hours he spends cleaning in a day,as shown in the table below: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Cleaning time } \\\text { (hr/day) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Total numbers of } \\\text { windows cleaned }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & 0 \\\hline 1 & 7 \\\hline 2 & 11 \\\hline 3 & 14 \\\hline 4 & 16 \\\hline 5 & 17 \\\hline\end{array}$$
A second hour cleaning windows will yield additional earnings of _________.

• A) $2
• B) $14
• C) $8
• D) $7

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Definitions:

Indirect

Not directly caused by or resulting from something; involving an intermediate agent or step.

Direct

Direct refers to an action or method that is straightforward and without intermediaries, often leading to immediate effects or outcomes.

Segregation

The formal physical or social separation of dominant and minority groups.

Separatism

Voluntary structural and cultural isolation by minority groups from the dominant group.