Chad paid $35 to buy a potato cannon, a cylinder that shoots potatoes hundreds of feet. He was willing to pay $45. When Chad’s friend Sam learns that Chad bought a potato cannon, he asks Chad if he will sell it for $65, and Chad agrees. Sam is thrilled, because he would have paid Chad up to $80 for the cannon. Chad is also delighted. Determine the consumer surplus from the original purchase and the additional surplus generated by the resale of the cannon. Marcus’s original consumer surplus:$ Marcus’s producer surplus from the resale:$ Starling’s consumer surplus from the resale:$ Total surplus generated from the resale:$

While cell phones with holographic keyboards are currently in the introduction stage of the industry life cycle, tablet computers are in the growth stage. in the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true? a. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face greater competition than the tablet industry. b. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will focus more on product innovation, the tablet industry will focus more on process innovation. c. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards can reap the benefits of economies of scale, the tablet industry will experience no such benefits. d. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face price competition, whereas, in the tablet industry, the mode of competition will be non-price.