The figure shows the costs and benefits associated with the maintenance of interstate highways. If bureaucrats maintain the efficient number of miles, _______ miles will be maintained at a cost of ______.
A.
more than 25,000; $100 billion
B.
25,000; $50 billion
C.
25,000; $100 billion
D.
more than 25,000; $50 billion
E.
less than 25,000; $50 billion
The figure shows the costs and benefits associated with the maintenance of interstate highways. If bureaucrats...
The figure on the right shows the costs and benefits associated
with the production of wood pulp. With regulation that achieves an
efficient outcome, the market produces ____ tons of wood pulp at
a price of ____ per ton.
A.
5; $1,100
B.
3; $800
C.
3; $700
D.
5; $700
E.
4; $800
Price (dollars per ton) The figure on the right shows the costs and benefits associated with the production of wood pulp. With regulation that achieves an...
o Marginal benefitmarginal cost dollars per person) MSC 120 The graph shows the marginal social benefit and marginal social cost of a waste disposal system in a city of 1 million people M voters are well informed about the costs and benefits of the waste disposal system, what capacity will they choose in a referendum? voters are well informed they will choose a capacity of million gallons a day >>> Answer to 1 decimal place If voters are rationally ignorant,...
The figure above shows the market for milk in Cowland. A subsidy paid to producers of $1 per gallon of milk is introduced. If there are no external costs and no external benefits, the quantity of milk sold is A) less than the efficient level of output. B) greater than the efficient level of output. C) 100 million gallons greater than the efficient level of output. D) the efficient level of output.
Q4 (1 point). The figure below shows the marginal social benefit, marginal private cost and marginal social cost of producing steel. If the market is competitive and unregulated, how much steel will be produced? oo tons O 2 tons О 4 tons O 8 tons 250 MSC 6200 S = MC Price and cost (dollars per ton of steel) 150 100 50 o 2 D- MSB 6 8 10 Quantity (tons of steel per week) Activate Windows Go to Settings...
O The figure shows an education market in which the government is providing households with vouchers. What is the efficient quantity of students? nows Price and cost (thousands of dollars per student) O A. 2 million o the 20 O B. more than 6 million S = MC O c. more than 4 million and less than 6 16 OD 4 million 12 Ws an e eholds udent? O E. 6 million 8 D = MSB 0 4 MB 0...
The Great Pacific Tuna Cartel Price and cost (dollars per ton) MSC 300- 250 Eight small Pacific islands with control of 5.5 million square miles of prime tuna fishing waters, have tripled the access fee for U.S. tuna fishers from $21 million to $63 million and increased monitoring of fishing in these waters. Source: The Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2013 Explain how the Pacific islands' action influences the efficiency of the use of tuna resources and illustrate your answer...
The figure below shows supply and demand for planting trees, based on private costs and benefits. Trees sequester carbon, meaning that they help counteract pollutants that contribute to climate change. Price of trees (S) Tools MCpm 20 18 16 14 A, DWL Social Cost 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 C Quantity of trees a. Suppose that the carbon sequestration that results from planting a tree is worth $4. Graph the social cost curve...
Suppose the marginal costs of reading are constant at $6 per hour, while the marginal benefits of reading decline (over time) as more reading is performed. In particular, suppose the following table contains the marginal benefit associated with various levels of hours spent reading. Time Spent Reading (Hours) Marginal Benefits (Dollars per hour) Assume the marginal benefit curve is a straight line through the two points described in the table On the following graph, use the blue points (circle symbol)...
show all calculations and do all parts of the question. Externalities II [Warning, this problem is an enhanced version of a negative externality problem. While I break it down into a series of short steps, it still may take a long time to figure out. Budget accordingly. Don’t skimp on your graph. Your picture will hopefully help you understand what is going on.] High levels of automobile traffic in big cities are incredibly costly to society. Time spent idling in...
Externalities II [Warning, this problem is an enhanced version of a negative externality problem. While I break it down into a series of short steps, it still may take a long time to figure out. Budget accordingly. Don’t skimp on your graph. Your picture will hopefully help you understand what is going on.] High levels of automobile traffic in big cities are incredibly costly to society. Time spent idling in a car is time that could probably have been spent...