Curly and Moe are considering living alone or being roommates and splitting the rent for the next twelve months. If they live alone, they each rent a one bedroom, one bath apartment for $500 per month, while if they are roommates, they can split a two bedroom, one bath apartment for $800 per month. The one difficulty they have is that Moe snores very loudly. Curly estimates the cost of poor sleep due to Moe's snoring at $150 per month. Moe could obtain a snore-eliminating device for $50 per month. Curly would be willing to pay ________ per month to eliminate Moe's snoring.
A. up to $150
B. nothing
C. exactly $50
D. no more than $100
Answer: D
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A. $175,000. B. $500,000. C. $75,000. D. $15,000.
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A. downward sloping. B. vertical. C. upward sloping. D. horizontal.
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A) shifts rightward; shifts rightward B) does not shift; shifts leftward C) shifts rightward; does not shift D) shifts leftward; does not shift E) shifts leftward; shifts rightward
An isocost line reveals the
A) costs of inputs needed to produce along an isoquant. B) costs of inputs needed to produce along an expansion path. C) input combinations that can be purchased with a given outlay of funds. D) output combinations that can be produced with a given outlay of funds.