Refer to the information provided in Figure 16.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is located next to Playa Del Rey. The noise from air traffic negatively affects individuals living in Playa Del Rey, however, this cost is not considered by airlines or air travelers. The airlines feel they have a right to use the airspace while the individuals living in Playa Del Rey feel they have the right to quiet. The following diagram depicts the marginal costs and marginal benefits associated with air travel.
Figure 16.4Refer to Figure 16.4. Suppose the government assigns property rights to the airlines, then the
airlines and the residents engage in negotiations. The resulting efficient level of air travel is
A. 0 units.
B. 100 units.
C. 120 units.
D. indeterminate from the given information.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Based on the figure below. Starting from long-run equilibrium at point C, a tax increase that decreases aggregate demand from AD1 to AD will lead to a short-run equilibrium at point ________ and eventually to a long-run equilibrium at point ________, if left to self-correcting tendencies.
A. D; C B. D; B C. A; B D. B; C
The following appeared in a Florida newspaper a week after a hurricane hit the state. "Floridians are relieved that the storm produced no fatalities but homeowners face weeks, if not months, of rebuilding. Matters are made worse by the soaring prices of plywood and other building materials that always follow in a hurricane's path. Complaints of profiteering and price gouging have not deterred firms from raising their prices by over 100 percent." Which of the following offers the best explanation for the price increases referred to in the article?
A) The hurricane caused an increase in the demand for building materials. B) The hurricane created an artificial shortage of building materials. C) There was a reduction in supply as firms shipped plywood and other materials to locations not affected by the storm. D) The hurricane reduced the number of suppliers of building materials.
A major corporation hires high school students on a part-time basis. It offers a reward of $5,000 to any of its high school seniors who graduate college in four years
What is the present value of that reward to a student who just finished her junior year of high school, assuming a nominal rate of interest of 8%?
If firms were forced to take into account the full social costs of production, then
A) output would decrease but pollution levels would probably remain at the same levels. B) output would be unaffected but pollution levels would come down. C) output and pollution levels would decrease. D) output could be increased and pollution levels would decrease.