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ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The mineral unobtainium is a valuable non-renewable resource with a total estimated
supply of 95 million tons. Suppose that the demand function for unobtainium is
P: = 200 – 2Qt, where Q, is the quantity in time period t measured in
millions of tons and P; is the price in time period t. The discount rate r is 5%. There
are two time period, t
equals O in each period.
{1,2}. Suppose that the marginal private cost (MPC)
All else equal, an increase in the discount factor will_extraction of unobtainium in
period 1 and
its extraction in period 2.
decrease; also decrease
increase; decrease
increase; also increase
decrease; increase
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Transcribed Image Text:The mineral unobtainium is a valuable non-renewable resource with a total estimated supply of 95 million tons. Suppose that the demand function for unobtainium is P: = 200 – 2Qt, where Q, is the quantity in time period t measured in millions of tons and P; is the price in time period t. The discount rate r is 5%. There are two time period, t equals O in each period. {1,2}. Suppose that the marginal private cost (MPC) All else equal, an increase in the discount factor will_extraction of unobtainium in period 1 and its extraction in period 2. decrease; also decrease increase; decrease increase; also increase decrease; increase
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