Suppose Lauren, Leslie and Lydia all purchase bulletin boards for their rooms for $15 each. Lauren's willingness to pay was $35, Leslie's willingness to pay was $25, and Lydia's willingness to pay was $30 . Total consumer surplus for these three would be
a. $15.
b. $30.
c. $45.
d. $90.
c
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University researchers create a positive externality because what they discover in their research labs can easily be learned by others who haven't contributed to the research costs. If there are no subsidies, what is the relationship between the equilibrium quantity of university research and the optimal quantity of university research produced?
a. They are equal. b. The equilibrium quantity is greater than the socially optimal quantity. c. The equilibrium quantity is less than the socially optimal quantity. d. There is not enough information to answer the question.
Fundamental analysis is
a. the study of the relation between risk and return of stock portfolios. b. the determination of the allocation of savings between stocks and bonds based on a person's degree of risk aversion. c. the study of a company's accounting statements and future prospects to determine its value. d. a method used to determine how adding stocks to a portfolio will change the risk of the portfolio.
The market basket that is used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to calculate prices is made up of which of the following?
(A) Food items only. (B) Typical goods and services for an urban household. (C) Nonfood items only. (D) Food and necessary services for any family.
Using the income approach, net interest is included because
A. households both receive and pay interest. B. households pay but do not receive interest and firms receive but do not pay interest. C. firms pay but do not receive interest and households receive but do not pay interest. D. it is income to the government but not to households nor firms.