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Chapter 13, Problem 7MCQ
To determine
Choose the correct answer from the following options regarding the paradox of value arises when people ___.
- Prefer to buy cheap goods rather than expensive goods
- Spend more on expensive useless goods than on cheap useful goods
- Buy so much of a useful good that its
price falls - Get the same
marginal utility per dollar from cheap useful goods and useless expensive goods.
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