Evaluating an Economic Decision
An individual has 24 hours per day to allocate between free time and work, earning a wage of $15 for each hour worked. This person is currently choosing to have 16 hours of free time per day. A friend suggests they should work more to increase their consumption. Evaluate the economic trade-off this individual would face if they decided to reduce their free time by 2 hours. In your answer, you must calculate the change in daily consumption and identify the economic principle that describes what is given up.
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