Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337091992
Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 5PA

Subpart (a):

To determine

The supply schedule of the water bottles.

Subpart (b):

To determine

The supply schedule of the water bottles and producer surplus.

Subpart (c):

To determine

The supply schedule of the water bottles and producer surplus.

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Ernie owns a water pump. Because pumping large amounts of water is harder than pumping small amounts, the cost of producing a bottle of water rises as he pumps more. Here is the cost he incurs to produce each bottle of water: Bottle of water      Cost Cost of 1st bottle        $1 Cost of 2nd bottle        $3 Cost of 3rd bottle        $5 Cost of 4th bottle        $7 1.From this information, derive Ernie’s supply schedule. 2.Graph his supply curve for bottled water. 3.If the price of a bottle of water is $4, how many bottles does Ernie produce and sell? How much producer surplus does Ernie get from these sales? Graph his supply curve for bottled water. 4.If the price rises to $6, how does quantity supplied change? How does Ernie’s producer surplus change? Show these changes in your graph.
Q 3::: Ernie owns a water pump. Because pumping large amounts of water is harder than pumping small amounts, the cost of producing a bottle of water rises as he pumps more. Here is the cost he incurs to produce each bottle of water: Cost of first bottle $1 Cost of second bottle 3 Cost of third bottle 5 Cost of fourth bottle 7 From this information, derive Ernie’s supply schedule. Graph his supply curve for bottled water. If the price of a bottle of water is $4, how many bottles does Ernie produce and sell? How much producer surplus does Ernie get from these sales? Show Ernie’s producer surplus in your graph. If the price rises to $6, how does quantity supplied change?
1. Adam owns a water pump. Because pumping large amounts of water is harder than pumping small amounts, the cost of producing a bottle of water rises as he pumps more. Here is the cost he incurs to produce each bottle of water. Cost of first bottle $1 Cost of Second bottle $3 Cost of Third bottle $5 Cost of fourth bottle $7 a. From this information, derive Adam's supply schedule. Graph his supply curve for bottled water. b. If the price of a bottle is $4, how many bottles does Adam's produce and sell? How much producer surplus does Adam's get from these sales? Show Adam's producer surplus in your graph. c. If the price rises $6, how does quantity supplied change? How does Adam's producer surplus change? Show these changes in your graph.
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