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Multiple Choice
Suppose a consumer is willing to pay up to 0.75 for one apple, but the market price is 0.5 per apple. What is the cost of one apple in the market?
A
0.75
B
1.00
C
0.25
D
0.5
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Identify the consumer's willingness to pay (WTP), which is the maximum price the consumer is ready to pay for one apple. In this problem, WTP = 0.75.
Identify the market price of the apple, which is the actual price the consumer must pay to buy one apple. Here, the market price = 0.5.
Understand that the cost of one apple in the market refers to the market price, which is the price the consumer pays regardless of their willingness to pay.
Compare the willingness to pay and the market price to understand consumer surplus, but note that the cost to the consumer is still the market price.
Conclude that the cost of one apple in the market is the market price, which is 0.5.