Figure 11-2 Amit and Bree Are the Only Two

question 70

Multiple Choice

Figure 11-2 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 11-2 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 11-2.How much is Bree willing to pay to have 4 street lights installed?

• A) $1500
• B) $1800
• C) $2700
• D) $7200

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Definitions:

Monopolistically Competitive Firm

A type of firm in a market structure where many companies sell products that are similar but not identical, and each has some control over its price.

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure characterized by the presence of several firms that sell similar, but slightly differentiated, products and services where each has some control over its prices.

Zero Economic Profits

A situation in perfectly competitive markets where firms earn just enough revenue to cover their total operating costs, leaving no supernormal profit.

Positive Economic Profits

The situation in which a firm's total revenues exceed its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, signaling that the firm is doing better than the next best alternative.