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Transcribed Image Text:Out of This World is the only private rocket ride in the nation.
The table sets out the demand schedule for rides and the cost schedule for producing the private rocket ride.
At the market equilibrium, no children under 10 years old ride the private rocket.
Out of This World offers children a discount of 50 percent, which brings in more families.
This discount______ consumer surplus and
producer surplus.
O A. increases; decreases
O B. decreases; decreases
OC. increases; increases
O D. decreases; increases
Out of This World is
efficient.
Price
(dollars per
ride)
40
36
32
28
24
20
16
12
8
Quantity
(rides
per day)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Total cost
(dollars per
day)
1000
1800
2600
3400
4200
5000
5800
6600
7400
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