It is a hot day, and Oliver is thirsty. Here is the value he places on a

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It is a hot day, and Oliver is thirsty. Here is the value he places on a bottle of water:

Value of first bottle €7 Value of second bottle €5 Value of third bottle €3 Value of fourth bottle €1

a. From this information, derive Oliver’s demand schedule.

Graph his demand curve for bottled water.

b. If the price of a bottle of water is €4, how many bottles does Oliver buy? How much consumer surplus does Oliver get from his purchases? Show Oliver’s consumer surplus in your graph.

c. If the price falls to €2, how does quantity demanded change? How does Oliver’s consumer surplus change? Show these changes in your graph.

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Economics

ISBN: 124344

2nd Edition

Authors: N. Gregory Mankiw

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