A college student decides to spend the afternoon watching three movies rented from Red Box. The cost of each movie is $1. The student was willing to pay $4 to rent each of the first two movies and $2 to rent the third movie. What was the marginal benefit received by the student when renting the 1st movie?
A. $4
B. $8
C. $1
D. $2
Answer: A
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A horizontal merger
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Direct expenditure offsets are
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