Table 7-7 -Refer to Table 7-7. You Have Two Essentially Identical Extra

question 370

Multiple Choice

Table 7-7
-Refer to Table 7-7. You have two essentially identical extra tickets to the Midwest Regional Sweet 16 game in the men's NCAA basketball tournament. The table shows the willingness to pay of the four potential buyers in the market for a ticket to the game. You hold an auction to sell the two tickets. Michael and Earvin each offer to pay $360 for a ticket, and you sell them the two tickets. What is the total consumer surplus in the market?

• A)$720
• B)$180
• C)$140
• D)$40

---

Definitions:

Union Shop Agreement

A labor agreement requiring all employees of a business to become union members as a condition of employment.

Due Process Protections

Guarantees under the law that provide individuals the right to fair procedures and trials.

Superseniority

A policy within unions that grants certain union officials higher priority for job retention during layoffs, over and above that based on tenure or performance.

Interest Arbitrator

An impartial third party who resolves disputes between labor unions and employers by making binding decisions.