Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, 19th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities - Problems - Page 114: 7a

Answer

Equilibrium price = 8 dollars Equilibrium quantity = 6

Work Step by Step

The equilibrium price should be where both producer and consumer surplus are maximized, which takes place at 8 dollars, as referring to the tables, the lowest value of consumer surplus and producer surplus at that price is 0, and there are no negative surpluses. Thus, since society's surplus is maximized, it is indicative that it is allocatively efficient by the free market and thus the equilibrium price Calculation for equilibrium quantity: Total producer surplus = 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15 Producer surplus triangle = 0.5 $\times$ price $\times$ quantity Producer surplus = 0.5 $\times$ (8-3) $\times$ quantity 15 = 2.5(quantity) Quantity = 6
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