Jenny Sells Lemonade in Front of Her House in the Summer

question 58

Multiple Choice

Jenny sells lemonade in front of her house in the summer. Several other kids in Jenny's neighborhood also run lemonade stands in the summer. Suppose that the first week of summer, Jenny charged 25 cents for an 8-ounce cup of lemonade, her next-door neighbor Sam charged 50 cents for an 8-ounce cup of lemonade, and Alex across the street charged 15 cents for an 8-ounce cup of lemonade. Assuming the market for lemonade is perfectly competitive, what is most likely to happen?

• A)Everyone will start to charge 50 cents to maximize revenue.
• B)A price war will break out, and all of the kids will lower their prices.
• C)Each kid will keep his or her price at the original amount.
• D)Eventually prices will equalize across all three lemonade stands.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The financial outlay required to produce a further unit of a product or service.

Pollution Abatement

Actions taken to reduce, control, or eliminate pollution from sources in order to protect the environment.

Marginal Utility

The supplementary utility or enjoyment obtained by consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

Consumer Surplus

Consumer surplus is the difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service and the total amount that they actually pay.