Charlie Plopp is selling a horse. If he does not sell the horse, then he gets no revenue. Three types of people are interested in buying the horse: professional cowboys who value the horse at $H, recreational riders who value the horse at $M, and glue factory representatives who value the horse at $L, where H>M>L. There are two buyers visiting Charlie's barn, and while Charlie can't tell what type of buyers they are, he knows that each one is independently and equally likely to be one of the three types. He is considering two methods of selling the horse: Method 1: He posts the horse at a price of $M. Method 2: He runs a sealed-bid auction and sells to the highest bidder at the second highest bid. Assume bidders bid rationally, and if a buyer is indifferent between buying and not buying, he buys. Charlie gets higher expected revenue from Method 2 if and only if which of the following conditions holds? A) H+ 5L > SM
B) H+4L > 7M
C) 2H + 5M > 4M
D) H+ 5L <8M
E) H+ 5L <5M

You are at a holiday dinner with your family. your relative makes the argument that the u.s. economy is resurgent and has recovered from the great recession of 2007 – 2009. economic growth, as measured by gdp, has been increasing from one quarter to the next. you beg to differ. how would you structure your argument with your relative? hint: you should think about two things, the accuracy of gdp measures, and whether gdp should be considered a comprehensive measure of a countries well-being.

You have just received notification that you have won the $2.0 million first prize in the centennial lottery. however, the prize will be awarded on your 100th birthday (assuming you're around to collect), 66 years from now. what is the present value of your windfall if the appropriate discount rate is 8 percent?

Aprice ceiling is “binding” if the price ceiling is set below the equilibrium price. suppose that the equilibrium price is $5. if a price ceiling is set at $6, this will not affect the market in any way since $5 remains a legally allowable price (since $5 < $6). a price ceiling of $6 is called a “non-binding” price ceiling. on the other hand, if the price ceiling is set at $4, the price ceiling is “binding” because the natural equilibrium price is $5 but that is no longer allowed. what happens when there is a binding price ceiling? at a price below the equilibrium price, quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied. there is a shortage. normally, price increases eliminate shortages by increasing quantity supplied and decreasing quantity demanded. in this case, however, price increases are not allowed past the price ceiling. we therefore predict that the observed market price will be right at the price ceiling and there will be a permanent shortage. the observed quantity bought and sold will be dictated by the quantity supplied at the price ceiling. although consumers would like to buy more, there are no more units for sale