Janice really likes potatoes. Potatoes cost $1 per pound, and she has $5.00 that she could possibly spend on potatoes or other items. Suppose she feels that the first pound of potatoes is worth $1.50, the second pound is worth $1.14, the third pound is worth $1.05, and all subsequent pounds are worth $0.30.a. How many pounds of potatoes will she purchase?
b. What if she only had $2 to spend?
Explanation:_______
a. Janice will purchase potatoes until the value of potatoes is less than the cost of potatoes or until her income has been exhausted. For example, assume Janice has $5.00 to spend on potatoes or other items and the cost of a pound of potatoes is $1. Now assume the first pound of potatoes is worth $1.50 to Janice. She will purchase this pound of potatoes, since the value of the pound of potatoes ($1.50) is greater than the cost ($1). If the second pound is worth $1.14 and the third pound is worth $1.05, then Janice will purchase these as well, since the value exceeds the cost of $1. If all remaining pounds are worth $0.30, then Janice will not purchase these because the value is less than the cost. Thus, Janice will purchase 3 pounds of potatoes at a total cost of $3.00.
b. Now assume Janice only has $2.00 to spend on potatoes. She will purchase the first pound because it is worth $1.50 to her and it only costs $1. She will purchase the second pound because it is worth $1.14. She has now spent her entire income on potatoes. She would like to purchase the third pound because the value of this pound of potatoes is $1.05, but she does not have the income to make this purchase. Thus, Janice will purchase 2 pounds of potatoes at a total cost of $2.00.

Note your net income

The first step in creating a budget is to identify the amount of money you have coming in. Remember to subtract your deductions, such as for Social Security, taxes, 401 and flexible spending account allocations, when creating a budget worksheet. Your final take-home pay is called net income, and that is the number you should use when creating a budget.

Track your spending

It’s helpful to keep track of and categorize your spending so you know where you can make adjustments. Doing so will help you identify what you are spending the most money on and where it might be easiest to cut back. Begin by listing all your fixed expenses. These are regular monthly bills such as rent or mortgage, utilities or car payments.

It’s unlikely you’ll be able to cut back on these, but knowing how much of your monthly income they take up can be helpful.

Set your goals

Long-term goals, such as saving for retirement or your child’s education, may take years to reach. Remember, your goals don’t have to be set in stone, but identifying your priorities before you start planning a budget will help.

Make a plan

With your fixed expenses, you can predict fairly accurately how much you’ll have to budget for. Use your past spending habits as a guide when trying to predict your variable expenses. You might choose to break down your expenses even further, between things you need to have and things you want to have.

Adjust your habits if necessary

Once you’ve done all this, you have what you need to complete your budget. Having documented your income and spending, you can start to see where you have money left over or where you can cut back so that you have money to put toward your goals. Want-to-have expenses are the first area to look for spending cuts. Try adjusting the numbers you’ve tracked to see how much money that frees up.

Lastly, if the numbers still aren’t adding up, you can look at adjusting your fixed expenses. You might be surprised at how much extra money you accumulate by making one minor adjustment at a time.

Keep checking in

Whatever the reason, keep checking in with your budget following the steps above.

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Explanation:

Answer:

The answer is: C) Low efficiency and high effectiveness.

Explanation:

The company Kiddy Toys made a great product (High effectivness) but they couldn´t produce it a reasonable cost, so it was very expensive to sell (Low efficiency). As a result they had a great toy that very few customers could afford to buy.

Sometimes a company is able to manufacture a great product, they had a terrific idea that lots of people will like and want. The problem is that if they can not manufacture that product at a low cost then they will never have high sales volumes. This is the very exact reason why most toys nowadays are created in the US but mass produced in China.  

Answer:

Money makes it easier to compare prices of different products.