Mister Jones was selling his house. The asking price was $220,000, and Jones decided he would take no less than $200,000. After some negotiation, Mister Smith purchased the house for $205,000. Smith's consumer surplus is
A) $5,000.
B) $15,000.
C) $20,000.
D) not able to be calculated from the information given.
D
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If the actual reserve/deposit ratio equals 15% and the desired reserve/deposit ratio for this bank is 10%, the bank should:
A. stop making loans. B. make more loans in order to earn interest. C. do nothing because this is a profitable situation. D. request that customers withdraw deposits from the bank.
Since the end of World War II,
A) tariffs around the world fell substantially. B) agricultural subsidies were significantly reduced. C) most nations began to apply tariffs uniformly across all industries. D) tariffs increased in low-income countries and fell a small percentage in high-income countries.
Which of the following statements is true about the total product curve?
a. If input usage expands uniformly throughout the stages of production, then the slope of the total product curve is one. b. The total product curve is inverted U-shaped. c. As input usage gradually expands from low levels, total output begins to rise at an increasing pace. d. If the use of inputs is too high at the initial stage of production, then the total prod-uct curve becomes horizontal.
Using Figure 3 below, suppose that the economy was at Y3. This level of GDP would be considered:
A. inflationary.
B. recessionary.
C. a long run level of output.
D. a natural rate of output.