A Town's Population Grows at the Rate Of $4 \%$ Per Year If This Growth Rate Remains Constant, How Long Will

question 73

Multiple Choice

A town's population grows at the rate of $4 \%$ per year. If this growth rate remains constant, how long will it take the population to double?

• A) \(\quad 17.3\) years
• B) \(\quad 2.8\) years
• C) \(\quad 7.5\) years
• D) \(\quad 1.4\) years
• E) \(\quad 0.6\) years

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Definitions:

Perfectly Price-Discriminated

A pricing strategy situation where a seller charges the maximum possible price for each unit consumed that consumers are willing to pay, thereby capturing all potential consumer surplus.

Perfect Price Discrimination

The act of charging each consumer the maximum price that they are willing to pay for a product, thereby capturing the entire consumer surplus.

Consumer Surplus

The disparity in the consumers' desired payment amount for a good or service and the actual expense they bear.

Natural Monopoly

A market condition where a single firm can supply a product or service at a lower cost than any potential competitor, often due to economies of scale.