4-2 Consider four friends, Rahim, Karim, Jack and Jones, who are all looking to get onehaircut each. And four barbers, Rahima, Karima, Margaret and Sophia, are willing toprovide haircutting services. The following table gives information on maximum WTPand minimum WTA for each buyer and seller:NameWTP (in Taka)NameWTA (in Taka)Rahim (RA)Karim (KA)Jack (JK)Jones (JO)Rahima (RM)Karima (KM)Margaret (MA)Sophia (SO)400400600300200500800200(a) Which of the buyers will be able to get haircuts? Which sellers will cut their hair?Intuitively explain/justify your answer.(b) Calculate total consumer and producer surplus for this market.

Willingness to pay (WTP) is the maximum amount that an individual would pay to obtain a good.…

Name WTP (in Taka) Name WTA (in Taka) Rahim (RA) Karim (KA) Jack (JK) Jones (JO) Rahima (RM) Karima (KM) Margaret (MA) Sophia (SO) 400 400 600 300 200 500 800 200 (a) Which of the buyers will be able to get haircuts? Which sellers will cut their hair? Intuitively explain/justify your answer. (b) Calculate total consumer and producer surplus for this market.

Name WTP (in Taka) Name WTA (in Taka) Rahim (RA) Karim (KA) Jack (JK) Jones (JO) Rahima (RM) Karima (KM) Margaret (MA) Sophia (SO) 400 400 600 300 200 500 800 200 (a) Which of the buyers will be able to get haircuts? Which sellers will cut their hair? Intuitively explain/justify your answer. (b) Calculate total consumer and producer surplus for this market.

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