Table 18-5The table shows the town of Driveaway’s demand sch…
Table 18-5The table shows the town of Driveaway’s demand schedule for gasoline. Assume the town’s gasoline seller(s) incurs a cost of $2 for each gallon sold, with no fixed cost. Quantity (Gallons) Price (Dollars per gallon) Total Revenue (Dollars) 0 8 0 50 7 350 100 6 600 150 5 750 200 4 800 250 3 750 300 2 600 350 1 350 400 0 0 Refer to Table 18-5. If the market for gasoline in Driveaway is perfectly competitive, then the equilibrium price of gasoline is
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Scenario 14-3 Mary is an organic cauliflower farmer, but she also spends part of her day as a professional organizing consultant. As a consultant, Mary helps people organize their houses. Due to the popularity of her home-organization services, Farmer Mary has more clients requesting her services than she has time to help if she maintains her farming business. Farmer Mary charges $30 an hour for her home-organization services. One spring day, Mary spends 8 hours in her fields planting $130 worth of seeds on her farm. She expects that the seeds she planted will yield $300 worth of cauliflower.Refer to Scenario 14-3. What is the total opportunity cost of the day that Farmer Mary spent in the field planting cauliflower?
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