That Would Allow New Roads to Be Built Through a Wilderness

question 41

Essay

that would allow new roads to be built through a wilderness area.Proponents support the measure because it would allow greater access for recreation and the harvesting of more trees from nonprotected areas that are now difficult for large trucks to reach.Opponents state that the plan will endanger the ecosystem and its wildlife through habitat destruction from road-building and from increased human use and logging.Uyen wishes to write her local representative about this issue.Choose a position,and draft a brief letter that supports it.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when making a decision or choosing to invest in one option over another.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount that producers are willing and able to sell a good for and the actual amount received due to a higher market price.

Producer Surplus

The divergence between the desired selling price of producers and the real price at which goods are sold.

Supply Curve Shift

A change in the supply curve, indicating a change in the quantity supplied at each price.