The Eighth-Grade Class Is Preparing for Its Annual "School Scam

question 41

Essay

The eighth-grade class is preparing for its annual "School Scam Skit" in which it parodies amusing school events during the year.Alonzo discovers that,by mistake,the class has sold 500 tickets for an auditorium that has a seating capacity of 200.The auditorium is not available any other night,and the class doesn't have funds available to rent a suitable room elsewhere.Numerous possible solutions may exist,but the class is feeling panicked.Describe how a class committee might attempt to approach the problem using each of the following strategies.[Note: Some strategies might not be effective.Also,you do not need to derive a solution,given that you do not have all the information needed.The main interest is the procedures that you use.]
-Working backwards:

---

Definitions:

Short Run

A period in economic analysis during which at least one input, such as plant size or capital, is fixed, limiting the ability to adjust to demand changes.

Long Run

A period in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing for full adjustment to changes in the economic environment.

Specialization

The process of focusing effort and resources on a limited number of activities, goods, or services to gain a comparative advantage in production.

Decreasing Returns To Scale

Long-run average total cost increases as output increases (also known as diseconomies of scale).