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Juanita makes $56 an hour at work. She has to take time off work to purchase her suit

StoreTravel Time Each Way (Minutes)Price of a Suit (Dollars per suit)
Local Department Store15100
Across Town3086
Neighboring City6063
Juanita makes $56 an hour at work. She has to take time off work to purchase her suit, so each hour away from work costs her $56 in lost income Assume that returning to work takes Juanita the same amount of time as getting to a store and that it takes her 30 minutes to shop. As you answer the following questions, ignore the cost of gasoline and depreciation of her car when traveling. 


Complete the following table by computing the opportunity cost of Juanita's time and the total cost of shopping at each location.

StoreOpportunity Cost of Time (Dollars)Price of a Suit (Dollars per suit)Total Cost (Dollars)
Local Department Store
100
Across Town
86
Neighboring City
63

Assume that Juanita takes opportunity costs and the price of the suit into consideration when she shops. Juanita will minimize the cost of the suit if she buys from the _______.


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