Figure 142 Amit and Bree Are the Only Two Homeowners

question 76

Multiple Choice

Figure 14.2 Amit and Bree are the only two homeowners on an isolated private road.Both agree that installing street lights along the road would be beneficial and want to do so.Figure 14.2 shows their willingness to pay for different quantities of street lights, the market demand for street lights and the marginal cost of installing the street lights.
-Refer to Figure 14.2.How much is Amit willing to pay to have 4 street lights installed?

• A)$3600
• B)$2700
• C)$1800
• D)$900

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Definitions:

Labor Market

The input/factor market in which households supply work for wages to firms that demand labor.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods, leading consumers to substitute cheaper goods for more expensive ones.

Wage Decrease

A reduction in the pay rate of a worker or a group of workers.

Labor Supply

The total hours that workers are willing and available to work at a given wage rate, within a specific labor market.