What is the difference between society’s view and an individual firm’s view of economic rent?

What will be an ideal response?


From society’s perspective economic rent is a surplus payment. It is a payment above and beyond what is necessary to get use of the resource. From a firm’s perspective economic rent is a cost. Firms must pay economic rent to bid the land it wants to use for its production away from alternative uses.

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a. 27.8
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