Question: Jim has made his best affordable choice of muffins and coffee. He spends all of his income on 10 muffins at $1 each and 20 cups of coffee at $2 each. Now the price of a muffin rises to $1.50 and the price of coffee falls to $1.75 a cup.
a. Will Jim now be able and want to buy 10 muffins and 20 coffees?
b. Which situation does Jim prefer: muffins at $1 and coffee at $2 a cup, or muffins at $1.50 and coffee at $1.75 a cup?