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Description acceptable. He, Anderson, and Rucker claimed that “direct” and “indirect” factors affect this quantity in a paper developing a “comparative method of valuation” to measure it. To measure this quantity, Becker, DeGroot, and Marschak developed an incentive-compatible method equivalent to a Vickrey auction against an unknown bidder. If u(w, x) (“u of w comma x”) is a utility function, where x is a dummy variable corresponding to an undesired feature, then this quantity equals u(w 0 , 1) (“u of w-nought comma 1”). The income effect is often cited to explain why this quantity is finite, but a related quantity is infinite. This quantity corresponds to the (*) consumer reservation price. This quantity is smaller than a related quantity in the endowment effect. It’s not demand, but this quantity minus price equals consumer surplus. For 10 points, name this quantity, the maximum a (-5[1])consumer would give up to obtain a (10[2]0[2])good. ■END■

ANSWER: willingness to pay [or WTP; accept descriptions of how much someone is willing to pay or how much someone would want to pay for something; accept consumer reservation price before read; prompt on reservation price before read; prompt on valuation; reject “demand”; reject “willingness to accept” or “WTA”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin WangCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms132-5
Arjun VijaykumarAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big boomsCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!1390
Nicholas TunksThompson et al.I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire13910
Matthew WangUBCthrow away your cards, rally in the streets13910
Robin Dankothrow away your cards, rally in the streetsUBC1390

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