Tonya's Budget Constraint for Litres of Gasoline (G)and Shirts (S)each

question 13

Multiple Choice

Tonya's budget constraint for litres of gasoline (G) and shirts (S) each month can be expressed by the equation G = 100 - 2S,where G is the number of litres of gasoline she buys and S is the total number of shirts she buys.Assume that she spends her entire budget each month.If the price of shirts is $10,the price of gasoline is _____ per litre,and the total amount of income spent on both shirts and gasoline each month is _____.

• A) $5;$500
• B) $2;$100
• C) $1;$500
• D) $2;$1 000

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