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Jamie has been accepted to a university in a city far from her home. She will...

Jamie has been accepted to a university in a city far from her home. She will need to rent an apartment and has two choices. The first choice , cost $1,000 per month, and is within walking distance of the university. The second apartment costs $925 per month, but Jamie will have to buy a bus pass in order to get to the university. The pass costs $100 per month. Jamie has been hired to work part time at a job that is a bus ride away from both apartments.

Identify which costs are relevant in the incremental analysis. What other factors should be considered?

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