Marginal Falls Murder
Purchase clues and compare the benefit of more information with its cost.
Open activityAct II · Casting the Buyers · Module 03
Citizen Motivations
Consumer choice, utility, and budgets
53 slides · Hubbard & O'Brien, chapter 10.
The story
Where this fits in Marginal Falls
Citizens want coffee, pastries, ferry rides, and answers to a mystery. The investigation activities turn a limited budget into a choice between competing uses of resources, connecting the value of one more purchase to the best affordable bundle.
A question to take into class
When is buying one more clue worthwhile, and how should a fixed investigation budget be divided?
From the slides to the classroom
Activities used in this module
Operation: Contingency Plan
Choose an investigation bundle under a fixed budget by comparing marginal conviction gains.
Open activityActivities open at marginalfalls.com. Students join using the room code supplied by their instructor.