Question

Kanye, Jonny, Jaco, and Neil are trying to form a band. They each have some basic skills on most instruments, so their current plan is for each of them to rotate among vocals, guitar, bass, and drums. After a year of practice and rehearsals the band still sounds awful. Kanye cannot keep a steady beat when on bass or drums, Jaco sounds terrible on everything except the bass, nobody except Jonny can remember all the chords on guitar, and even Neil's own mother thinks his singing sounds like a dying cow. At their current rate, they expect it will be several years before they are good enough to land their first paid performance. None of them have enough money saved up to last that long. They all know you are taking economics and ask your advice. What would you say to them?

Answer 1

Answer:

2- Have each member specialize in the role that they are best in, to take advantage of benefits from specialization.

Explanation:

Here are the options

1- Continue with the current plan, as economies of scale should eventually kick in.

2- Have each member specialize in the role that they are best in, to take advantage of benefits from specialization.

3- Abandon the band, as continued practice is doomed to suffer diminishing marginal returns.

4- Invest their remaining savings in new instruments, as they are at a point where the marginal product of capital exceeds the marginal product of labor.

5- Change the rotation to be random rather than equal, to take advantage of heteroskedasticity.

Specialisation is when a person focuses on an activity in which they are efficient in or have a comparative advantage in

A person has a comparative advantage in production if he produces at a lower opportunity cost when compared to other people

Jaco seems to be efficient at playing bass, thus he should specialise in this activity

Jonny seems to be efficient at playing the guitar, thus he should specialise in this activity

An advantage of specialisation : Increased efficiency as a result of carrying out the same activity multiple time.