1. The table below describes traffic on a congestible freeway. Plot and label the marginal social cost (MC), average private cost (AC), and demand (D) curves on the provided graphi paper. T refers to the number of cars on the freeway. $7.50 $7.25 $7.00 $6.75 $6.50 56.25 $6.00 $5.75 $5.50 55.25 $5.00 $4.75 54 50 $4.25 $4.00 $3.75 $3.50 $3.25 $3.00 $2.75 $2.50 $2.25 $2.00 $1.75 $1.50 $1.25 $1.00 $0.75 $0.50 $0.25 S- 0 T 1 1 2 3 $ S $ S 4 $ 5 $ 6 $ 7 $ 8 $ 9 $ 10 $ 11 $ 12 $ 13 $ 14 $ 15 $ 16 $ 17 S 18 $ 19 $ 20 $ 21 $ 22 $ 23 S 24 $ 25 $ MC 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.20 $ 3.40 S 3.60 $ 3.80 $ 4.00 $ 4,20 S 4.40 $ 4.60 $ 4.80 $ 5.00 $ 5.20 $ 5.40 $ 5.60 $ 5.80 $ 6.00 $ 6.20 $ 6.40 $ 6.60 $ 6.80 $ 7.00 $ AC 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.10 $ 3.20 S 3.30 $ 3.40 $ 3.50 $ 3.60 $ 3.70 $ 3.80 $ 3.90 $ 4.00 $ a) What is the equilibrium level of traffic? b) What is the socially optimal level of traffic? c) At what level of traffic does congestion appear? d) What toll would reduce traffic from the equilibrium to the social optimum? 4.10 $ 4.20 $ 4.30 $ 4.40 $ 4.50 $ 4.60 S 4.70 S 4.80 $ 4.90 $ 5.00 $ D 6.50 6.40 6.30 6.20 6.10 6.00 5.90 5.80 5.70 5.60 5.50 5.40 5.30 5.20 5.10 5.00 4.90 4,80 4,70 4.60 4.50 4.40 4.30 4,20 4.10 4.00 Label it Teo on the chart. Label it Topt on the chart. Label it Tear on the chart. 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
1. The table below describes traffic on a congestible freeway. Plot and label the marginal social cost (MC), average private cost (AC), and demand (D) curves on the provided graphi paper. T refers to the number of cars on the freeway. $7.50 $7.25 $7.00 $6.75 $6.50 56.25 $6.00 $5.75 $5.50 55.25 $5.00 $4.75 54 50 $4.25 $4.00 $3.75 $3.50 $3.25 $3.00 $2.75 $2.50 $2.25 $2.00 $1.75 $1.50 $1.25 $1.00 $0.75 $0.50 $0.25 S- 0 T 1 1 2 3 $ S $ S 4 $ 5 $ 6 $ 7 $ 8 $ 9 $ 10 $ 11 $ 12 $ 13 $ 14 $ 15 $ 16 $ 17 S 18 $ 19 $ 20 $ 21 $ 22 $ 23 S 24 $ 25 $ MC 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.20 $ 3.40 S 3.60 $ 3.80 $ 4.00 $ 4,20 S 4.40 $ 4.60 $ 4.80 $ 5.00 $ 5.20 $ 5.40 $ 5.60 $ 5.80 $ 6.00 $ 6.20 $ 6.40 $ 6.60 $ 6.80 $ 7.00 $ AC 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.10 $ 3.20 S 3.30 $ 3.40 $ 3.50 $ 3.60 $ 3.70 $ 3.80 $ 3.90 $ 4.00 $ a) What is the equilibrium level of traffic? b) What is the socially optimal level of traffic? c) At what level of traffic does congestion appear? d) What toll would reduce traffic from the equilibrium to the social optimum? 4.10 $ 4.20 $ 4.30 $ 4.40 $ 4.50 $ 4.60 S 4.70 S 4.80 $ 4.90 $ 5.00 $ D 6.50 6.40 6.30 6.20 6.10 6.00 5.90 5.80 5.70 5.60 5.50 5.40 5.30 5.20 5.10 5.00 4.90 4,80 4,70 4.60 4.50 4.40 4.30 4,20 4.10 4.00 Label it Teo on the chart. Label it Topt on the chart. Label it Tear on the chart. 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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social cost (MC), average private cost (AC), and demand (D) curves on the provided graph
paper. T refers to the number of cars on the freeway.
$7.50
$7.25
$7.00
$6.75
$6.50
56.25
$6.00
55.75
$5.50
55.25
$5.00
$4.75
$4.50
$4.25
$4.00
53.75
$3.50
53.25
$3.00
$2.75
$2.50
$2.25
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$1.75
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a) What is the equilibrium level of traffic?
b) What is the socially optimal level of traffic?
c) At what level of traffic does congestion appear?
d) What toll would reduce traffic from the equilibrium to the social optimum?
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Transcribed Image Text:1. The table below describes traffic on a congestible freeway, Plot and label the marginal
social cost (MC), average private cost (AC), and demand (D) curves on the provided graph
paper. T refers to the number of cars on the freeway.
$7.50
$7.25
$7.00
$6.75
$6.50
56.25
$6.00
55.75
$5.50
55.25
$5.00
$4.75
$4.50
$4.25
$4.00
53.75
$3.50
53.25
$3.00
$2.75
$2.50
$2.25
$2.00
$1.75
$1.50
$1.25
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$0.25
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a) What is the equilibrium level of traffic?
b) What is the socially optimal level of traffic?
c) At what level of traffic does congestion appear?
d) What toll would reduce traffic from the equilibrium to the social optimum?
6.30
6.20
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6.00
5.90
5.80
5.70
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![1. The table below describes traffic on a congestible freeway, Plot and label the marginal
social cost (MC), average private cost (AC), and demand (D) curves on the provided graph
paper. T refers to the number of cars on the freeway.
$7.50
$7.25
$7.00
$6.75
$6.50
56.25
$6.00
55.75
$5.50
55.25
$5.00
$4.75
$4.50
$4.25
$4.00
53.75
$3.50
53.25
$3.00
$2.75
$2.50
$2.25
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a) What is the equilibrium level of traffic?
b) What is the socially optimal level of traffic?
c) At what level of traffic does congestion appear?
d) What toll would reduce traffic from the equilibrium to the social optimum?
6.30
6.20
6.10
6.00
5.90
5.80
5.70
5.60
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5.20
5.10
5.00
4.90
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Transcribed Image Text:1. The table below describes traffic on a congestible freeway, Plot and label the marginal
social cost (MC), average private cost (AC), and demand (D) curves on the provided graph
paper. T refers to the number of cars on the freeway.
$7.50
$7.25
$7.00
$6.75
$6.50
56.25
$6.00
55.75
$5.50
55.25
$5.00
$4.75
$4.50
$4.25
$4.00
53.75
$3.50
53.25
$3.00
$2.75
$2.50
$2.25
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5.60 $
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6.00 $
6.20 $
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a) What is the equilibrium level of traffic?
b) What is the socially optimal level of traffic?
c) At what level of traffic does congestion appear?
d) What toll would reduce traffic from the equilibrium to the social optimum?
6.30
6.20
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