Suppose that the expected value of weekly profits for an ice cream shop, before paying the manager, Amy, is where e is Amy's weekly overtime hours. Amy is risk-neutral but incurs a cost for working overtime. Thus, total expected surplus is What level of effort maximizes total surplus? The value of overtime that maximizes total surplus is e hours. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) E(x) = 500+ 9e, C(e)=e² E(S)=E(x)-C(e).

Suppose that the expected value of weekly profits for an ice cream shop, before paying the manager, Amy, is where e is Amy's weekly overtime hours. Amy is risk-neutral but incurs a cost for working overtime. Thus, total expected surplus is What level of effort maximizes total surplus? The value of overtime that maximizes total surplus is e hours. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) E(x) = 500+ 9e, C(e)=e² E(S)=E(x)-C(e).

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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