Evaluating a Job Offer with Fixed Hours
Maria currently works a flexible job earning $25 per hour. She has chosen to work 8 hours a day, which she feels is the perfect balance between her income and free time. She is offered a promotion to a new role that pays $35 per hour, but it requires her to work a fixed 10-hour day. Based on the model of choice between consumption and free time, construct an argument for why Maria might be better off rejecting the promotion, even though it offers a higher hourly wage and a higher total daily income.
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