Scenario 11

Multiple Choice

Scenario 11.1: Mariana has decided that she would like to build a private electric railway that would directly connect her small town to her favorite casino 75 miles away. She discovers that to build her railway, she will need to purchase an equal amount of land from 5 ranchers: Abe, Ben, Cat, Don, and Eve. Mariana believes that the revenue she would receive from running the railroad would be enough to cover all of her construction costs and leave her $3 million to buy the land. Mariana calculates the land she needs to build the railway will cost her $2 million.
-Refer to Scenario 11.1. Suppose Mariana purchases the needed land from Abe, Ben, Cat, and Don for the value she calculated the land to be worth, but Eva refuses to sell the land for the same price as the other 4 ranchers. Economists wold refer to Eva as a

A) miser.
B) negative externality.
C) deadweight loss.
D) holdout.