Exam 5: Efficiency and Equity

-In the above figure, the marginal cost of the second ton of wheat is

The Wii is a wildly popular home video game console released by Nintendo. The Wii system was first available in the U.S. in November, 2006 and has sold more than 30 million units as of August 2010. The Wii retails for $199. Suppose Ahmed is willing to pay $230, Lana is willing to pay $175, and Bodie is willing to pay $300 for a Wii. If these three are the only consumers in the market, what is the value of the market consumer surplus?

________ is the value of a good minus the price paid for it summed over the quantity bought.

All of the following statements about marginal benefit are correct EXCEPT the marginal benefit of a good

At the current level of output, the marginal social cost of sandwiches exceeds the marginal social benefit of sandwiches. Compared to the allocatively efficient quantity we are producing too ________ sandwiches and too ________ of other goods.

Producer surplus is the difference between the

-At the competitive market outcome in the above figure, the

Underproduction compared to the efficient amount implies that for the last unit produced,

One problem with the concept of utilitarianism is that

The night before enrollment was to open for the University of Johannesburg a line of people more than a mile long formed outside the gates. When the gates opened, a stampede started, and a woman lost her life in her attempt to secure her son a spot at the university and a chance for a better life. (Source: New York Times, January 10, 2012) Based on the news clip above, the allocation of resources in made using

-The figure above shows the market for milk. When the efficient quantity of milk is produced, the marginal social benefit from the last gallon is

At the beginning of World War II, a rationing system was established in the United States. Ration stamps or cards were issued for a variety of commodities such as canned milk and gasoline. Canned milk was only available to babies and small children. In this example, canned milk was allocated through:

Utilitarianism is a principle whose goal is ________.

-In the above figure, if the price is $1.25 per gallon of milk and 5 million gallons are produced and consumed, then the consumer surplus is ________ and the producer surplus is ________.

The annual Great Sofa Round-up is a collaborative event between Colorado State University and the City of Fort Collins aims to help students and neighbors get rid of unwanted furniture, while giving people in need access to inexpensive sofas. Suppose on the day of the Round-up, your friends take their couches to the main parking lot on campus where the Round-up is held. Raj will not sell his couch for less than $30, Emily will not sell her couch for less than $50, Nara will not sell her couch for less than $20, Sergio just wants to get rid of his couch and he is willing to give it away for free. At the Round-up, potential buyers think that all the couches available are basically the same and they are willing to buy a couch for $25. Who will sell their couch and what is the value of the market producer surplus?

Competitive markets will generally produce

-The figure above shows Cindy's demand for CDs per year. a) What is Cindy's total consumer surplus if the price of a CD is $12? b) What is Cindy's total consumer surplus if the price of a CD is $9? c) What happens to Cindy's consumer surplus when the price of a CD falls?

At the current level of output, the marginal social benefit from a slice of pizza is less than the marginal social cost of producing a slice of pizza. Resources will be used more efficiently if ________ slices of pizza are produced and ________ other goods are produced.

When the Smiths were shopping for their present home, the asking price from the previous owner was $250,000.00. The Smiths had decided they would pay no more than $245,000.00 for the house. After negotiations, the Smiths actually purchased the house for $239,000.00. Therefore, the previous owner earned a producer surplus of

If the marginal cost of producing every quantity decreases, all the following occur EXCEPT ________.