Exhibit 6-1
a Recent College Graduate Is Planning to Move

Essay

Exhibit 6-1
A recent college graduate is planning to move cross country from her college town to the city where her first job is located. She has rented a truck that can haul up to 1100 cubic feet of furniture. The volume and value of each item she is considering moving on the truck are given below.
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Bedroom Set } & \text { Dining Set } & \text { Stereo } & \text { Sofa } & \text { TV } \\\hline \text { Value } & \$ 450 & \$ 500 & \$ 150 & \$ 200 & \$ 100 \\\hline \text { Volume } & 800 & 600 & 300 & 400 & 80 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Exhibit 6-1.Suppose she can save $400 by renting a smaller truck,which has only 800 cubic feed of capacity.Would she be better off with the smaller truck