QUESTION 9 George runs a very large confectionary factory where he makes all kinds of products including chocolate, toffee, and fudge, for the export market. Hector runs a doctor's practice next to this facility. Currently, George's factory machinery produces a substantial amount of noise, which is making it difficult for Hector to properly focus when he is treating a patient. This situation is causing Hector great distress, and, spurred on by his varying attentiveness and the annoyance of the noise itself, patients are also starting to seek medical care elsewhere. Hector therefore wishes to come to an agreement with George to stop him from using his machinery during times when he should be the busiest with patients at his practice. Their respective benefits are shown below: Gains to George ($) Gains to Hector ($) Total (S) No Noise Controls 800 250 1050 Noise Controls 500 566 George insists that Hector will need to pay him exactly half the extra benefits that Hector gains from the introduction of noise controls. Only then will George consider introducing any noise controls. How much would Hector have to pay to get George to consider introducing noise controls? Answer to the nearest whole number in dollars (with no decimal places. $ sign, spaces or commas).
QUESTION 9 George runs a very large confectionary factory where he makes all kinds of products including chocolate, toffee, and fudge, for the export market. Hector runs a doctor's practice next to this facility. Currently, George's factory machinery produces a substantial amount of noise, which is making it difficult for Hector to properly focus when he is treating a patient. This situation is causing Hector great distress, and, spurred on by his varying attentiveness and the annoyance of the noise itself, patients are also starting to seek medical care elsewhere. Hector therefore wishes to come to an agreement with George to stop him from using his machinery during times when he should be the busiest with patients at his practice. Their respective benefits are shown below: Gains to George ($) Gains to Hector ($) Total (S) No Noise Controls 800 250 1050 Noise Controls 500 566 George insists that Hector will need to pay him exactly half the extra benefits that Hector gains from the introduction of noise controls. Only then will George consider introducing any noise controls. How much would Hector have to pay to get George to consider introducing noise controls? Answer to the nearest whole number in dollars (with no decimal places. $ sign, spaces or commas).
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George runs a very large confectionary factory where he
makes all kinds of products including chocolate, toffee,
and fudge, for the export market. Hector runs a doctor's
practice next to this facility. Currently, George's factory
machinery produces a substantial amount of noise,
which is making it difficult for Hector to properly focus
when he is treating a patient. This situation is causing
Hector great distress, and, spurred on by his varying
attentiveness and the annoyance of the noise itself.
patients are also starting to seek medical care
elsewhere. Hector therefore wishes to come to an
agreement with George to stop him from using hist
machinery during times when he should be the busiest
with patients at his practice. Their respective benefits
are shown below:
Gains to
George ($)
Gains to
Hector ($)
Total ($)
No Noise
Controls
800
250
1050
Noise
Controls
500
566
George insists that Hector will need to pay him exactly
half the extra benefits that Hector gains from the
introduction of noise controls. Only then will George
consider introducing any noise controls. How much
would Hector have to pay to get George to consider
introducing noise controls? Answer to the nearest whole
number in dollars (with no decimal places. $ sign,
spaces or commas).
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