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MF 7701 Managerial Economics
Quiz #1
Fall 2014

Instructions:

1. You may work on this quiz alone or with as many other students as you wish. If you work with other students, please submit only one (common) answer.

2. You may not talk about this exam with anyone outside of the two managerial economics sections.

3. You may work with people from the other section if they are taking this course. In all cases, please submit only one, common answer.

4. You must e-mail your final answers to: holderness.quiz@gmail.com by 5 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2014. Late submissions will not be accepted. Please do not send the quiz to either Tom or me.

5. Please save and submit your answer as a Word document.

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Watson enjoys playing golf at the country club. An 18-hole round generally takes him out of his office for about 4 hours of relaxation and exercise. He works hard during most of the week but likes to play on Wednesday afternoon to avoid the 3 patient visits per hour (at $30 per visit) he otherwise would have received. Since he is already a member of the club, he makes only a small out-of-pocket expenditure of $10 to the club each time he plays. [NB. all parts of this question combined count the same as one of the other questions.] a. Do you think his cost of playing golf is $10 per week? Why or why not?

b. Suppose that if he didn’t work or play golf on Wednesday afternoon, he would play tennis (also at the club). Tennis require only a court reservation—no additional fee. Suppose you coaxed Dr. Watson into admitting that an afternoon of tennis is worth $100 to him. Now, what is his cost of playing golf on Wednesday?

c. Last year, Dr. Watson purchased a new set of golf clubs for $500. Not only were they excellent clubs to use, but he also discovered they held their original value remarkably well. In fact, he discovered that even after a few rounds of use, he could resell them and get his full $500 back. How much did the purchase of the clubs cost Dr. Watson?

d. Suppose on one particular Wednesday, Dr. Watson’s game was not up to par. In fact, an errant tee shot or

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