Three roommates, Alan, Billy and Casey, are planning to spend the weekend in their dorm room watching old movies, and they are debating how many to watch. Table below indicates their willingness to pay for each movie: 1st movie 2nd movie 3rd movie 4th movie 5th movie Alan $20 $10 $0 $0 $0 Billy $30 $20 $10 $0 $0 Casey $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 Suppose the steaming fee is $40 per movie. How many movies should the roommates stream to achieve the most efficient outcome? Explain with the help of necessary calculations by utilizing the information in the above table.

Three roommates, Alan, Billy and Casey, are planning to spend the weekend in their dorm room watching old movies, and they are debating how many to watch. Table below indicates their willingness to pay for each movie: 1st movie 2nd movie 3rd movie 4th movie 5th movie Alan $20 $10 $0 $0 $0 Billy $30 $20 $10 $0 $0 Casey $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 Suppose the steaming fee is $40 per movie. How many movies should the roommates stream to achieve the most efficient outcome? Explain with the help of necessary calculations by utilizing the information in the above table.

Principles of Microeconomics

7th Edition

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Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

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Chapter22: Frontiers Of Microeconomics

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