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Reika [66]
3 years ago
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The famous singer Jason Lumberpond likes to drive his solid-gold rocket car back and forth in front of his house. The loud noise

from the rocket engines imposes a loss equal to $L on his neighbors. There are two possible ways to avoid that loss. Jason can install an expensive muffler, or the neighbors can install soundproofing on their houses. The muffler costs $C and the soundproofing costs $E. Suppose that L > E > C. What outcome maximizes total surplus?
Business
1 answer:
borishaifa [10]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The total surplus will be maximized if Jason installs the muffler and  the neighbors do not install soundproofing.

Explanation:

First, according to the relationship, L > E > C, since the loss is greater than the cost of either installing a  muffler or installing a soundproofing, one of the muffler or the soundproofing must be installed to avert the loss.

Moreover, since it is  cheaper to install a muffler than to install a soundproofing, it is more economical to install a muffler provided both serve the same purpose of stopping the loud noise.

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