The total consumer surplus for good x can be calculated in all ways except as:
select one:
a. the sum of the individual consumer surpluses for all buyers of x.
b. the area bounded by the demand curve for x and the two axes.
c. the sum, for all buyers of x, of the difference between what each buyer is willing to pay for x and the amount actually paid.
d. the area below the demand curve for x and above the price of x.

Marvin wrote a check of $58.25 for the water bill and $450 for rent. he also made a deposit of $124.16. how much is his new balance after writing the checks and making the deposit?

Personal financial planning is the process of creating and achieving financial goals? true or false

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces