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The price paid to a resource in totally fixed supply is called
 a. economic rent
  b. economic profit
  c. wages
  d. interest
  e. opportunity cost

Question 2

A metal-stamping factory moves next to a day care center. Noise from the factory makes it impossible for the kids to nap. It would cost the factory 5 million to move; it would cost 1 million for the day care center to move. Sound insulation for the factory costs 1 million; insulation for the day care center costs 200,000 . The court determines that the day care center has the property right. What would be the optimal solution to this problem?
 a. The factory should install sound insulation because that is cheaper than moving.
  b. The factory should pay the day care center to move.
  c. The factory should buy insulation for the day care center.
  d. The day care center should buy its own insulation.
  e. The day care center should move.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

C





 

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