Mary Jane is willing to babysit for $6 an hour. Her neighbor has asked her to babysit for $8 an hour. Assuming Mary Jane accepts the offer:

A. her economic rent will be $2 per hour.
B. her consumer surplus will be $2 per hour.
C. her accounting profit will be $8 per hour, and her economic profit will be $0 per hour.
D. her economic profit will be $8 per hour.


Answer: A

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