Question 39 You are considering buying a monthly metro pass for the subway at $100 or paying $4 per ride (Pd). Your monthly demand curve is Pd = 60-2Qd where Qd is the number of rides per month. Given this information, your consumer surplus will be     $784 buying each ride and $800 with the monthly pass.     $600 buying each ride and $700 with the monthly pass.     $784 buying each ride and $750 with the monthly pass.     $750 buying each ride and $900 with the monthly pass.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
14th Edition
ISBN:9780190931919
Author:NEWNAN
Publisher:NEWNAN
Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1QTC
icon
Related questions
Question

Question 39

You are considering buying a monthly metro pass for the subway at $100 or paying $4 per ride (Pd). Your monthly demand curve is Pd = 60-2Qd where Qd is the number of rides per month. Given this information, your consumer surplus will be

   

$784 buying each ride and $800 with the monthly pass.

   

$600 buying each ride and $700 with the monthly pass.

   

$784 buying each ride and $750 with the monthly pass.

   

$750 buying each ride and $900 with the monthly pass.

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Consumer Surplus
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, economics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Economics
ISBN:
9780190931919
Author:
NEWNAN
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:
9780134078779
Author:
Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. Oster
Publisher:
PEARSON
Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:
9780134870069
Author:
William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher:
PEARSON
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:
9781305585126
Author:
N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
Economics
ISBN:
9781337106665
Author:
Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-…
Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-…
Economics
ISBN:
9781259290619
Author:
Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education