For individual A: optimal price = P2 and for indi B, optimal price = P4.
MC, AC Sum of MSB MBS Quantity a. What is the optimal quantity of the public...
In the figure above, if the government provides level Q2 of the public good: Group of answer choices a. it leads to a welfare gain because it creates jobs in the public sector. b. it is the optimal level. c. it is less than the optimal level Q3. d. it leads to a welfare loss because the MC is less than the sum of the marginal benefits. Refer to the figure above. A yardstick pricing proposal will require: Group of...
1. Suppose the inverse demand curves for Person A and Person B for a PUBLIC GOOD are given by PA-90 -0.30A Ps - 40 - 0.20 and that MC - $35. a Derive the market demand curve. b. Calculate the efficient market allocation (Can). c. Derive the efficient pricing scheme. (Hint: different prices for different individuals) d. If the individuals acted independently, how much of each good would each individual purchase in the market? c. How many total units would...
True/False Explain. Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false and then explain why you think this, Include in your explanation any pertinent institutional details and economic reasoning (including appropriate graphs and equations). a. Suppose you are interested in estimating the elasticity of demand for medical care. A good way to do this would be to compare the quantity demanded by people with insurance to the quantity demanded by people who chose not to buy insurance, and...
Public Goods EBE2053/EXERCISE 5 1. A pure public good is: a. one that can easily be sold by the unit. b. one that is nonrival in consumption. c. one whose benefits are not subject to exclusion. d. both (b) and (c) 2. The marginal cost of providing a certain quantity of a pure public good to an additional consumer after it is provided to any one consumer is: a. zero. b. positive and increasing. c. positive and decreasing. d. positive...
1. Socially Optimal Thneed Production (Graphical Analysis) based on Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. There is only one question, but it has several parts, (a) through (J), below, plus (k) and (l) for extra credit. The demand curve and supply curve for Thneeds (“A fine something that all people need,” according to the Once-ler Group’s web site) are given by QD= 100 –5P and QS = 2.5P – 5 [HINT: these are regular—that is economically sensible—demand and supply curves that say...
i need answers with why? thank you 1) Which of the following is true of equilibrium? A)Equilibrium refers to a situation where the government allocates resources among economic agents. B) Equilibrium refers to a situation where an economic agent can be made better off without making anyone else worse off. C)Equilibrium refers to a situation where all econom ic agents simultaneously optimize after considering each other’s actions. D)Equilibrium refers to a situation where all economic agents are making sub-optimal choices...
#7 please 2010 Good Quantity Hot dogs 200 Hamburgers 200 2018 Price Quantity $ 2 250 $3 500 Price $4 54 c. Apple sells a computer to a bakery in Paris, France. d. Apple sells a computer to Paris Hilton. e. Apple builds a computer to be sold next year. Find data on GDP and its components and compute the percentage of GDP for the following components for 1950, 1990, and the most recent year available. a. Personal consumption expenditures...
1.) What is the main difference between a competitive firm and a monopoly? a. A competitive firm owns a key resource, but a monopoly firm does not. b. A competitive firm is a price taker, and a monopoly is a price maker. c. A competitive firm produces output at a lower cost than a monopoly firm. d. A competitive firm is subject to government regulations, but a monopoly firm is not. 2.) What is the main social problem caused by...
1. Consumer’s utility function is: U (X,Y) = 10X + Y. Consumer’s income M is 40 euros, the price per unit of good X (i.e. Px ) is 5 euros and the price per unit of good Y (i.e. Py) is 1 euro. a) What is the marginal utility of good X (MUx) for the consumer? ( Answer: MUx = 10) b) What is the marginal utility of good Y (MUy) for the consumer? ( Answer: MUy = 1) c)...
Predatory Pricing Which of the followings is not the purpose of predatory pricing? A To drive competitors out of a market B To prevent entry by potential rivals C To increase its own market power O D to increase output and lower prices Economies and Diseconomies of Scale When a firm gets so large that coordination and management of workers and other inputs becomes costly and difficult, it is experiencing which of the following? O A Diseconomies of scale O...