a opportunity cost problem...not sure if its relevant to arithmetic

[jnam]

Im trying to measure my opportunity costs in dollars. my base is $10. I want to cap at $42. Since all opportunities do not have a dollar value I measure them in time, indicated by t. An example of the values is 1t=1 hour, 2t=2 hours, etc. So at base, 1t= $10, 2t= $20. Here is the layout:

opportunities(in order of importance, 1 most important)	Time value for each opportunity	Dollar value for each opportunity
1	1t	$42(cap)
2	2t	?
3	3t	?
4	1t	?
5	1/2t	?
6	1/4t	?
7	1/2t	?
base	t	$10

I want the dollar values from the base to gradually go up to the cap. how do i do that?

 

[stapel]

Im trying to measure my opportunity costs in dollars. my base is $10. I want to cap at $42. Since all opportunities do not have a dollar value I measure them in time, indicated by t. An example of the values is 1t=1 hour, 2t=2 hours, etc. So at base, 1t= $10, 2t= $20. Here is the layout:

opportunities(in order of importance, 1 most important)	Time value for each opportunity	Dollar value for each opportunity
1	1t	$42(cap)
2	2t	?
3	3t	?
4	1t	?
5	1/2t	?
6	1/4t	?
7	1/2t	?
base	t	$10

I want the dollar values from the base to gradually go up to the cap. how do i do that?

Unless there are (currently unposted) restrictions on the growth in the values, it looks like you can pick whatever values you like.

By the way, I'm assuming that expressions like "1/2t" mean "(1/2)t" rather than "1/(2t)". Please reply with corrections, if this assumption is wrong. Thank you!