Consider a town with three residents. The residents' demand curves for various acres of a public park are shown below. The public's willingness to pay for the 4th acre of parkland is Price (S) 12 12 10 CO 8 2 6 Price ($) 12 12 10 8 2 Price (S) 12 10 2 8 6 0 2 4 6 8 10 Citizen X's Demand 0 2 4 6 8 10 Citizen Y's Demand 0 2 4 6 8 10 Citizen Z's Demand $14 $26 $8 520

Q3. The table below depicts the maximum buying prices and minimum selling prices that potential buyers and sellers have for a horse. Assume that a horse is considered to be a good of the first order. Potential Buyer $300 $280 $260 $240 $220 $210 $200 $180 $170 $150 Al A2 A3 A4 AS A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 Potential Seller $100 $110 $150 $170 $200 $215 $250 $260 Bl B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 (a). Based on the original valuations of potential buyers and sellers in the table above, identify the market clearing price that will bring this market to a state of rest. Provide a description of the important properties of this price. (b). Distinguish between the original valuations with which the market participants enter the market and the momentary valuations that prevail when they engage in exchange. Focusing on the potential sellers, explain why each of them would try to align their momentary valuations with the market clearing price? (c). Assume now that trade takes place at a price that is not the market…

Externalities are a form of market failure. Identify two externalities related to Covid-19, one positive and one negative. Graph and explain how each externality affects the optimal amount of the good that is generating the externality.

Graph the following data on social and market demand: Im pretty sure I have the graph correct but I am unsure how to find the anwsers to the questions. Price ($) 20 18 16 14 12 10 Market quantity demanded (units per month) 10 20 30 40 50 60 Social quantity demanded (units per month) 20 30 40 50 60 70 Does this product have external benefits or external costs? How large ($) is that externality