Joe and Adam are friends. Joe earns $100 a week while Adam earns $2000 a week....
Joe and Adam are friends. Joe earns $100 a week while Adam earns $2000 a week. Who is more likely to use Groupon (a website which gives discount coupons)? Discuss this in the context of opportunity costs.
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Joe is more likely to use a coupon website, for example it takes an hour to find a usable coupon to get a $10 discount in the market, and in an hour Joe can earn $8 and adam can earn $20 , so the opportunity cost of Adam is higher as compared to joe so he will not be investing time in finding coupons.
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