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Sarah makes giant wind chime sculptures for a living. When she makes 4 sculptures, she earns $10,000. When the makes 5 sculptures, she earns $12,500. Next door, Gilbert runs a meditation clinic

When Sarah makes 4 giant wind chime sculptures, the noise from the sculptures does not disrupt his patients, and he earns $7,500. When Sarah makes 5 sculptures, the noise is disruptive and Gilbert's profits fall to $6,000. The city has an ordinance which prohibits noise that disrupts the community. a. If you were the benevolent social planner, would you like to see Sarah make 4 sculptures or 5? Why? b. If bargaining between Sarah and Gilbert is easy, how many sculptures will Sarah make? Describe the bargain that results, if any, including the amount of money that changes hands. c. Is the outcome in part b an outcome that the benevolent social planner would endorse? Why or why not?

People of Moifo, a small island country, use oranges in exchange for various goods and services. If all the oranges are of uniform quality, which of the following is likely to cause a collapse of the orange currency in Moifo? a. Oranges cannot serve as a medium of exchange. b. Oranges cannot serve as a unit of account

c. Oranges cannot store value. d. Oranges are not grown in the territory of Moifo.