Roxanne and Eileen live in an apartment building with a laundry room in the basement. Roxanne does her laundry at home, spending $4 and 5 hours per week. Eileen sends her laundry out, spending $20 and 15 minutes per week transporting the laundry. On the basis of the information given, which one of the following must be true?

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The information provided suggests that Roxanne values her time less than Eileen, since she spends 5 hours per week doing laundry at home, while Eileen spends only 15 minutes transporting her laundry. This indicates that Roxanne attaches a lower utility to the time spent doing laundry than Eileen does, which is consistent with choice E. None of the other choices can be logically inferred from the information provided.

Roxanne and Eileen Live in an Apartment Building with a Laundry