When PAE < Y the economic response for inventories should be:

The granite boulders in Rocky Mountain National Park are a favored place among talented climbers who specialize in the art of bouldering, or climbing harder (but shorter) routes without tying into a rope

Climbers have taken to (illegally) stashing foam crash pads underneath the boulders but marmots and other rodents chew up the pads and the litter is spread by the wind. To limit overuse of this park, suppose a limited number of permits are sold each year to climbers who can sell them at any time to other climbers. This method of achieving efficient use of a common resource is most like what government policy? A) Production quota B) Property right C) Individual transferable quota D) Marginal social benefit right

Some economists have argued that path dependence and switching costs can lead to market failure. Which of the following is an example of this argument?

A) VHS video recorders became more popular with consumers than Sony Betamax recorders even though the Betamax recorders embodied a superior technology. B) A consumer who won a lottery for a Super Bowl ticket refuses to sell it for $3,000 even though he would not have paid $3,000 for a ticket if he had not won the lottery. C) Costly celebrity endorsements lead many consumers to buy a product even though it is more expensive or less effective than a product that is not endorsed by a celebrity. D) While playing the ultimate game, an allocator decides to share $20 equally with a recipient rather than keep the $20 for herself.