Essentials Of Economics, Loose-leaf Version
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Chapter 10, Problem 5PA
The many identical residents of Whoville love drinking Zlurp. Each resident has the following willingness to pay for the tasty refreshment:
a. The cost of producing Zlurp is $150, and the competitive suppliers sell it at this
b. Producing Zlurp creates pollution. Each bottle has an external cost of $1. Taking this additional cost into account, what is total surplus per person in the allocation you described in part (a)?
c. Cindy Lou Who, one of the residents of Whoville, decides on her own to reduce her consumption of Zlurp by one bottle. What happens to Cindy’s welfare (her consumer surplus minus the cost of pollution she experiences)? How does Cindy’s decision affect total surplus in Whoville?
d. MayorCrinch imposes a $1 tax on Zlurp. What is consumption per person now? Calculate consumer surplus, the external cost, government revenue, and total surplus per person.
e. Based on your calculations, would you support the mayor’s policy? Why or why not?
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adopts a monetary policy rule that instructs it how to change the real interest rate in response to short-run
output. Let's call this a monetary policy rule (MPR):
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Rt=+xY
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Essentials Of Economics, Loose-leaf Version
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