Table 7-5 For Each of Three Potential Buyers of Oranges, the Table

question 100

Multiple Choice

Table 7-5
For each of three potential buyers of oranges, the table displays the willingness to pay for the first three oranges of the day. Assume Allison, Bob, and Charisse are the only three buyers of oranges, and only three oranges can be supplied per day.
-Refer to Table 7-5. Who experiences the largest gain in consumer surplus when the price of an orange decreases from $1.05 to $0.75?

• A)Allison
• B)Bob
• C)Charisse
• D)Allison and Bob experience the same gain in consumer surplus, and Charisse's gain is zero.

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Definitions:

Annual Lease

A contract specifying the terms under which one party agrees to rent property owned by another party for a period of one year.

Normal Profit

The minimum amount of earnings that entrepreneurs must achieve to cover the cost of operating, essentially the breakeven point beyond which a business earns profit.

Implicit Costs

Indirect expenses related to business operations, such as opportunity costs, not directly paid out in cash.

Economic Profits

The excess of total revenue over total costs, including both implicit and explicit costs.