Max and Maddy Charge People to Park on Their Lawn

question 85

Multiple Choice

Max and Maddy charge people to park on their lawn while attending a nearby craft fair.At the current price of $10,seven people park on their lawn.If they raise the price to $15,they know that only five people will want to park on their lawn.Whether they have seven or five cars parked on their lawn does not affect their costs.From this information it follows that

• A)they should leave the price at $10.
• B)it does not matter if they charge $10 or $15.
• C)they would do better charging $15 than $10.
• D)they should raise the price even more.

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Definitions:

Demand and Supply

Demand and Supply are fundamental economic concepts that describe the quantities of goods or services that consumers wish to purchase at various prices and the quantities that producers are willing to sell.

Efficiency Loss

Refers to the waste of resources that occurs when market conditions prevent the allocation of resources in a way that maximizes utility or welfare.

Elasticity of Supply

A measure of the responsiveness of the quantity supplied of a good or service to a change in its price, indicating how producers react to price variations.

Elasticity of Demand

A measure indicating how much the quantity demanded of a good changes in response to a change in the price of that good.