The city of Angola, Indiana is considering building a snowmobile trail on the land owned by the city. The life of the project is assumed to be 20 years. Building the trail would require an investment of $140,000 from the public funds. The annual maintenance would require an additional $25,000 per year. The annual benefits to the public of using the trail are estimated to be equivalent to $40,000 per year. After 20 years, the city will sell the right to operate the trail to the Angola Snowmobile Club, Inc. for $10,000. Compute a MODIFIED B-C ratio, using the present worth method, for the project, determine whether it should be accepted, and explain why. Make sure you use the formula appropriate for the modified B-C ratio. Assume 4% cost of capital.

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The city of Angola, Indiana is considering building a snowmobile trail on the land owned by the city. The life of the project is assumed to be 20 years. Building the trail would require an investment of $140,000 from the public funds. The annual maintenance would require an additional $25,000 per year. The annual benefits to the public of using the trail are estimated to be equivalent to $40,000 per year. After 20 years, the city will sell the right to operate the trail to the Angola Snowmobile Club, Inc. for $10,000. Compute a MODIFIED B-C ratio, using the present worth method, for the project, determine whether it should be accepted, and explain why. Make sure you use the formula appropriate for the modified B-C ratio. Assume 4% cost of capital."

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Explanation:

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explanation: initially the long-run equilibrium is at a price of $5 per pound of turkey and a quantity of 50 million pounds per year. now, when webmd claims that a protein found in turkey will increase your expected lifespan by 4 years. the consumers demand for turkey will increase at every price shifting the demand curve to the right from d1 to d2. while, there will be no change in the supply curve in the short-run as it is not possible for producers to adjust supply so quickly. as a result the new equilibrium will occur at a higher price and a higher quantity of turkey.

thus, in the short run firms will respond by increasing the price of turkey, selling more quantity at a higher price and earning economic profits.