Basic Principles Of Environmental Economics

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Basic Principles of Environmental Economics 1. Draw a graph and label each of the following elements. You should be able to explain in words each of the curves. a. A willingness to pay curve is the maximum amount a person would be willing to pay, sacrifice or exchange in order to receive a good or to avoid something undesired, such as pollution. b. A marginal cost curve is the change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced changes by one unit. That is, it is the cost of producing one more unit of a good c. A demand curve is the graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity, and the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to purchase at that given price. d. A supply curve represents the amount of some good that producers are willing and able to sell at various prices, assuming ceteris paribus, that is, assuming all determinants of supply other than the price of the good in question, such as technology and the prices of factors of production, remain the same. e. Producer surplus is the amount that producers benefit by selling at a market price mechanism that is higher than the least that they would be willing to sell for f. Consumer surplus is the utility for consumers by being able to purchase a product for a price that is less than the price most that they would be willing to pay 2. Referring to the graph below, answer the following questions a. Why does the individual demand 1,000 units if the price is $20? b. Why would a firm want to supply 2,000 units if the price were $5? c. What is the equilibrium price and quantity? Why is this an equilibrium? 2 d. In what sense is the equilibrium also efficient? 3. Consider the graph below. You should be able to answer many questions about this graph. a) What is the MNB of the very first unit consumed? b) Identify the

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