Table 16-3 Julie Plans to Start a Pet-Sitting Service. She Surveyed Her

question 142

Multiple Choice

Table 16-3

Julie plans to start a pet-sitting service. She surveyed her neighborhood to determine the demand for this service. Assume that each person surveyed demands only one hour of pet sitting services per period. Table 16-3 above shows a portion of her survey results.
-Refer to Table 16-3.Suppose Julie's marginal cost of providing this service is constant at $7 and she decides to charge each customer according to his or her willingness to pay.What is the value of consumer surplus by her customers?

• A)$39
• B)$28
• C)$11
• D)$0

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Information

One of the parties to a transaction has information relevant to the transaction that the other party does not have.

Adverse Selection

A situation in which asymmetric information results in high-quality goods or high-quality consumers being squeezed out of transactions because they cannot demonstrate the quality of the product they are offering for sale.

Fair Bet

A wager in which the expected value to both parties involved is equal; no side has an advantage.

Standard 52-card Deck

A common set of playing cards used for a variety of games, consisting of four suits with thirteen ranks each.