Alex, kara, and susie are the only three people in a community. alex is willing to pay $40 for the third unit of a public good; kara is willing to pay $25. if the marginal cost of producing the third unit is $100, what is the minimum amount that susie must be willing to pay for it to be efficient for government to produce the third unit?

Many potential buyers value high-quality used cars at the full-information market price of € p1 and lemons at € p2. a limited number of potential sellers value high-quality cars at € v1 ≤ p1 and lemons at € v2 ≤ p2. everyone is risk neutral. the share of lemons among all the used cars that might be potentially sold is € θ . suppose that the buyers incur a transaction cost of $200 to purchase a car. this transaction cost is the value of their time to find a car. what is the equilibrium? is it possible that no cars are sold

In a market economy, supply and demand are important because theya. (i) play a critical role in the allocation of the economy's scarce resources.b. (ii) determine how much of each good gets produced.c. (iii) can be used to predict the impact on the economy of various events and policies.d. all of (i), (ii), and (iii) are correct.

Identify whether each of the following statements best illustrates the concept of consumer surplus, producer surplus, or neither. statement consumer surplus producer surplus neither a local store was having a sale on textbooks, so i bought a used textbook for my brother. i sold a watch for $61, even though i was willing to go as low as $55 in order to sell it. even though i was willing to pay up to $116 for a used laptop, i bought a used laptop for only $110.