Suppose Kenji is willing to pay a total of $180,000 for an antique car. True or False: Keeping his maximum willingness to pay for an antique car in mind, Kenji will buy the antique car because it would be worth more to him than its market price of $225,000

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Suppose Kenji is willing to pay a total of $180,000 for an antique car.
True or False: Keeping his maximum willingness to pay for an antique car in mind, Kenji will buy the antique car because it would be worth more to him than its market price of $225,000.
 
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False
2. Individual demand and consumer surplus
Consider the market for antique cars. The market price of each antique car is $225,000, and each buyer demands no more than one antique car.
Suppose that Eric is the only consumer in the antique car market. His willingness to pay for an antique car is $360,000. Based on Eric's willingness to
pay, the following graph shows his demand curve for antique cars.
Shade the area representing Eric's consumer surplus using the green rectangle (triangle symbols).
Eric's Demand
360
315
Eric's Consumer Surplus
270
Market Price
225
180
135
90
45
PRICE (Thousands of dollars)
Transcribed Image Text:2. Individual demand and consumer surplus Consider the market for antique cars. The market price of each antique car is $225,000, and each buyer demands no more than one antique car. Suppose that Eric is the only consumer in the antique car market. His willingness to pay for an antique car is $360,000. Based on Eric's willingness to pay, the following graph shows his demand curve for antique cars. Shade the area representing Eric's consumer surplus using the green rectangle (triangle symbols). Eric's Demand 360 315 Eric's Consumer Surplus 270 Market Price 225 180 135 90 45 PRICE (Thousands of dollars)
Now, suppose another buyer, Ginny, enters the market for antique cars, and her willingness to pay is $315,000.
Based on Ginny's and Eric's respective willingness to pay, plot the market demand curve on the following graph using the blue points (circle symbol).
Next, shade Eric's consumer surplus using the green rectangle (triangle symbols), and shade Ginny's consumer surplus using the purple rectangle
(diamond symbols).
Note: Plot your points as a step function in the order in which you would like them connected. Line segments will connect the points automatically.
360
315
Demand Curve
270
Market Price
225
Eric's Consumer Surplus
180
135
Ginny's Consumer Surplus
90
45
1
2
3
4
5
PRICE (Thousands of dollars)
Transcribed Image Text:Now, suppose another buyer, Ginny, enters the market for antique cars, and her willingness to pay is $315,000. Based on Ginny's and Eric's respective willingness to pay, plot the market demand curve on the following graph using the blue points (circle symbol). Next, shade Eric's consumer surplus using the green rectangle (triangle symbols), and shade Ginny's consumer surplus using the purple rectangle (diamond symbols). Note: Plot your points as a step function in the order in which you would like them connected. Line segments will connect the points automatically. 360 315 Demand Curve 270 Market Price 225 Eric's Consumer Surplus 180 135 Ginny's Consumer Surplus 90 45 1 2 3 4 5 PRICE (Thousands of dollars)
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