Modern Principles: Microeconomics
Modern Principles: Microeconomics
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781429278416
Author: Tyler Cowen, Alex Tabarrok
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 10, Problem 1FT

Subpart (a):

To determine

Classifying private and external costs and their benefits.

Subpart (a):

Expert Solution
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Explanation of Solution

The price you pay for an iTunes download is private cost.

Economics Concept Introduction

Concept Introduction:

Private Cost: A private cost is a cost paid by the consumer or producer trading in the market.

Subpart (b):

To determine

Classifying private and external costs and their benefits.

Subpart (b):

Expert Solution
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

The benefit your neighbor receives from hearing you play your pleasant music is external benefit.

Economics Concept Introduction

Concept Introduction:

Private benefit: A private benefit is the benefit received by a consumer or producer trading in the market.

Subpart (c):

To determine

Classifying private and external costs and their benefits.

Subpart (c):

Expert Solution
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

The annoyance of your neighbor because she does not like your achingly conventional music is external cost.

Economics Concept Introduction

Concept Introduction:

External Cost: An external cost is the cost paid by people other than the consumer or producer trading in the market.

Subpart (d):

To determine

Classifying private and external costs and their benefits.

Subpart (d):

Expert Solution
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

The pleasure you receive from listening to your iTunes download is private benefit.

Subpart (e):

To determine

Classifying private and external costs and their benefits.

Subpart (e):

Expert Solution
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

The price you pay for a security system for your home is private cost.

Subpart (f):

To determine

Classifying private and external costs and their benefits.

Subpart (f):

Expert Solution
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

The safety you enjoy as a result of having the security system is private benefit.

Subpart (g):

To determine

Classifying private and external costs and their benefits.

Subpart (g):

Expert Solution
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

The crime that is more likely to occur to your neighbour once a criminal sees a “Protected by alarm” sticker on your window is external cost.

Subpart (h):

To determine

Classifying private and external costs and their benefits.

Subpart (h):

Expert Solution
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

The extra safety your neighbour might experience because criminals tend to stay away from neighbourhoods that have many burglar alarms is external benefit.

Economics Concept Introduction

Concept Introduction:

External benefit: An external benefit is the benefit received by people other than the consumer or producer trading in the market.

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