If the price of a visit to Sea World exceeds the marginal cost of the visit by $13, a producer surplus exists for Sea World." Is this statement true or false? Explain your answer

What will be an ideal response?


The statement is true. Anytime the price exceeds the marginal cost, there is a producer surplus. In this case, the producer surplus is $13 dollars.

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Consider a used car market in which half the cars are good and half are bad (lemons). A rational buyer in this market should

A) offer to pay a price equal to the most she would pay for a good car. B) offer to pay a price equal to the most she would pay for a lemon. C) offer to pay a price somewhere between the price she would pay for a good car and the price she would pay for a lemon. D) save up and buy a new car.

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