New-house decision
Several principles of economics come to play in an individual’s decision-making such as a purchase of a new house. These include the following principles that generally, all rational consumers abide by: (Mankiw, 2001, p. 4-16):
a. In making decisions, people have to face trade-offs. Consumers are faced with several options, especially when deciding what to purchase. If resources were unlimited, then people do not need to decide which among these options one must choose from. This...