Journal Article User Cost and the Preference Function Get access R. W. Latham, R. W. Latham University of Liverpool Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar D. A. Peel D. A. Peel University of Liverpool Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 89, Issue 1, February 1975, Pages 154–156, https://doi.org/10.2307/1881718 Published: 01 February 1975