Macroeconomics
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781337617444
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 1, Problem 3WNG
To determine
Marginal benefit curve and marginal cost curve.
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What are Opportunity Costs? How is it different from Cost Benefits? (2 PAGES)
Consider an activity A that has the following marginal benefit (MB) and marginal cost (MC) functions:
MB = 50 - 0.025A and MC 40 + 0.0254
and the following total benefit (TB) and total cost (TC) functions:
TB 50A - 0.0125A and TC = 40A + 0.01254.
What is the optimal level of activity?
Select one:
a.300
b.400
c.100
d.500
e.200
Chapter 1 Solutions
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