A consumer spends all of his money on two goods: apples and oranges. The consumer will pay $10 for apples, but only $1 for oranges. Why does the consumer pay more for apples?

Step-by-step explanation:

Since no further information is given in this question the only reason a consumer would spend more on one item than the other is purely because of preference. The consumer in this scenario seems to enjoy eating or needs apples much more than he enjoys eating or needs Oranges. Therefore, he is ok with spending more money and getting a larger quantity of Apples than Oranges. This all depends on the demand that the individual has for a specific item over another item.