Adverse selection refers to a situation in which

a. employers have more information about a job's salary than the job candidate does
b. a job candidate has more information about the job's salary than the employer does
c. employers have more information about a job candidate's abilities than the candidate does
d. a job candidate has more information about her abilities than the employer does
e. only below-average job candidates apply for a job

D

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Figure 5-5


Figure 5-5 shows a consumer budget line for French fries and hamburgers. The household allocates a budget for these two goods.. If the price of an order of french fries is $2, how much income is allocated to fries and burgers combined?

a.
$2

b.
$4

c.
$20

d.
$40

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Big Waves is a large water park. Suppose the individual demand for entrance into Big Waves is Qd = 50 - (2 × P) and each consumer has the same demand. Big Waves has a constant marginal cost of $5 per consumer. If Big Waves practices two-part pricing and requires a membership fee and then a separate entrance fee, what is the profit-maximizing entrance fee?

A) $200 B) $10 C) $5 D) $50

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