Which of the following statements correctly characterizes changes in farming and agriculture land during the period between 1870 and 1900?
a. The number of farms rose, but the number of acres under cultivation fell.
b. The number of farms fell, but the number of acres under cultivation rose.
c. The number of farms, as well as the number of acres under cultivation rose.
d. The number of farms, as well as the number of acres under cultivation fell.
c. The number of farms, as well as the number of acres under cultivation rose.
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The Coase Theorem works best in places that transaction costs for contracts among people is low. Often in the world of torts and externalities both parties can claim that they have rights to impose on others. One case is that of a railroad that is noisy and scares the cattle and the rancher whose cattle sometimes wander in front of moving trains causing damage to them and the train. What does the
Coase say would happen? a. The train should have property right to be safe from wandering cattle, and the rancher should be liable for train damage of rampaging cattle. b. The rancher should have the property right to be safe from noisy trains, and the railroad should be liable for weight loss of cattle from train whistles and rumbling noise. c. If transaction costs are low, the efficient activity will occur, either the rancher or railroad installing fences to protect from rampaging cattle and/or sound insulation with trees, or if it is cheaper, fewer train trips per day. The cheapest or most efficient solution will happen, regardless of who is assigned the original property right.
Calculate the MPC.
