Suppose ferd truthfully tells the car dealer the maximum amount he's willing to pay for a ford escort: $12,000. the dealer says, "you're in luck; we have one on the lot for $12,000." which of the following statements is true? a. ferd will not buy the car. b. the car is not worth $12,000. c. ferd gets $12,000 in consumer surplus. d. ferd gets no consumer surplus. e. the dealer earns $12,000 in consumer surplus

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions

Suppose that a major city’s main thoroughfare, which is also an interstate highway, will be completely closed to traffic for two years, from january 2014 to december 2015, for reconstruction at a cost of $535 million. if the construction company were to keep the highway open for traffic during construction, the highway reconstruction project would take much longer and be more expensive. suppose that construction would take four years if the highway were kept open, at a total cost of $800 million. the state department of transportation had to make its decision in 2014, one year before the start of construction (so that the first payment was one year away). so the department of transportation had the following choices: (i) close the highway during construction, at an annual cost of $267.5 million per year for two years. (ii) keep the highway open during construction, at an annual cost of $200 million per year for four years. now suppose the interest rate is 80%. calculate the present value of the costs incurred under each plan.

Atennis club charges a monthly membership fee of $150 and charges it members $10 per hour to use a court. there's also $500 fee to become a member. stella joined the tennis club last spring, and she has been a member for 5 months. she has been playing 10 hours of tennis each month. stella values an hour of her time at $20. during a boring afternoon meeting, stella thinks about reserving a court to work on her serve for an hour tonight. what's stella's opportunity cost of working on her serve for an hour?