Analyze costs and benefits for a home computer

        I would add budget to table 8-2. Most individuals are limited by what they can purchased because of a budget. Usually this is the most important. Another criteria is the purpose of the computer. If you buy a cheap computer and then expect to do some heavy gaming you will be disappointed. This would be an intangible benefit to include frustration. I know if I am running several applications at once or doing film editing I need to have a good processor and extra memory. Just having it works when you want it to work is an important feature and that has many intangible benefits.