-Jordan has two goods that he consumes this week. He can choose to go to the arcade and play video games or he can purchase baseball cards. The price of each video game is $.50 and each pack of baseball cards is $1. Jordan will spend all his allowance this week on these two goods. Jordan's consumption possibilities are listed in the table above. Which of the following combinations of video games and baseball cards is not attainable for Jordan?
A) 10 video games and 3 sets of baseball cards
B) 8 video games and 1 set of baseball cards
C) 0 video games and 5 sets of baseball cards
D) 3 video games and 3 sets of baseball cards

Question

-Jordan has two goods that he consumes this week. He can choose to go to the arcade and play video games or he can purchase baseball cards. The price of each video game is $.50 and each pack of baseball cards is $1. Jordan will spend all his allowance this week on these two goods. Jordan's consumption possibilities are listed in the table above. Which of the following combinations of video games and baseball cards is not attainable for Jordan?
A) 10 video games and 3 sets of baseball cards 
B) 8 video games and 1 set of baseball cards 
C) 0 video games and 5 sets of baseball cards 
D) 3 video games and 3 sets of baseball cards

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Jordan's total allowance is $5 (since 0 video games and 5 sets of baseball cards cost $5). The combination of 10 video games and 3 sets of baseball cards costs $8, which exceeds his allowance.

-Jordan Has Two Goods That He Consumes This Week