Glen Is Considering Whether to Paint His House and If

question 63

Multiple Choice

Glen is considering whether to paint his house and if so,what colour to choose.He settles on three options: leave it "as is",paint it brown,or paint it purple.Glen's neighbours are able to easily see his house.The following table shows the monetary values of utility for Glen and his neighbours under the three possibilities.
-Refer to the information above.The ranking of total economic surplus for Glen and his neighbours from highest to lowest is

• A) purple,brown,no change.
• B) brown,no change,purple.
• C) neon purple,no change,brown.
• D) no change,brown,purple.
• E) brown,purple,no change.

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