Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781337106665
Author: Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 8MC
To determine
The outcome of the transaction.
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John is looking to sell his car and Mary is looking to buy it. John values the car at $2000 and
Mary values it at $3000. John offers to sell it to Mary at a price of $3500. Which of the following
is true:
O Mary will accept the offer and the total surplus will be $1000
Mary will not accept the offer and the total surplus yill be 0.
O Mary will accept the offer but the total surplus will be less than $1000
O Mary will not accept the offer and the total surplus will be $1000.
O None of the above
Table 7-10
The following table represents the costs of five possible sellers.
Seller
Abby
Bobby
Dianne
Evaline
Carlos
Cost
$1,600
$1,300
$1,100
$900
$800
19. Refer to Table 7-10. If the market price is $1,200, the producer surplus in the market is
a. $500.
b. $400.
c. $800.
d. $100.
Amanda buys a ruby for $330 for which she was willing to pay $340. The minimum acceptable price to the seller, Tony, was $190. Amanda experiences
Multiple Choice
A. a consumer surplus of $10, and Tony experiences a consumer surplus of $150.
B. a producer surplus of $200, and Tony experiences a consumer surplus of $10.
C. a producer surplus of $10, and Tony experiences a consumer surplus of $190.
D. a consumer surplus of $670, and Tony experiences a producer surplus of $200.
E. a consumer surplus of $10, and Tony experiences a producer surplus of $140..
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