All the Land in a California Valley Is Owned by One

question 186

Multiple Choice

All the land in a California valley is owned by one person.The supply of land is fixed and is rented each year to farmers who bid for it in an open auction.Given the rents they must pay, the farmers barely earn subsistence.Sympathy for the poor farmers leads the state to bring in irrigation facilities to raise the productivity of the farms and raise the farmers' income.The most likely outcome is

• A)the farmers will prosper.
• B)the farmers and the landlord will share the new prosperity.
• C)only the landlord will prosper.
• D)no one will prosper.

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Worth of Goods

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Labor Supply Curve

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Income Effect

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