Taylor lives in a residential neighborhood that prides itself on well-groomed lawns.Taylor's neighbors find that the collective marginal benefit of someone else's well-groomed lawn is $10.Taylor,however,dislikes yard work and receives zero net benefit from an unkempt lawn and a net benefit of -$1 for a well-groomed lawn;the cost of maintaining the lawn is a dollar more than the benefit of having a well-groomed lawn. $$\begin{array} { l c c }
& \text { Unkempt } & \text { Well-groomed } \
\text { Net Value to Taylor } & 0 & - 1 \
\text { Net Value to Taylor's neighbors } & 0 & + 10
\end{array}$$
Refer to the information given above.If Taylor acts independently,Taylor's lawn will be __________,and total economic surplus to the rest of the neighborhood will be __________.

Question

Taylor lives in a residential neighborhood that prides itself on well-groomed lawns.Taylor's neighbors find that the collective marginal benefit of someone else's well-groomed lawn is $10.Taylor,however,dislikes yard work and receives zero net benefit from an unkempt lawn and a net benefit of -$1 for a well-groomed lawn;the cost of maintaining the lawn is a dollar more than the benefit of having a well-groomed lawn. $$\begin{array} { l c c } 
& \text { Unkempt } & \text { Well-groomed } \
\text { Net Value to Taylor } & 0 & - 1 \
\text { Net Value to Taylor's neighbors } & 0 & + 10
\end{array}$$
Refer to the information given above.If Taylor acts independently,Taylor's lawn will be __________,and total economic surplus to the rest of the neighborhood will be __________.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Taylor will choose to keep the lawn unkempt because it provides a higher net benefit (0) compared to a well-groomed lawn (-1). As a result, the total economic surplus to the rest of the neighborhood will be $0 since the lawn is unkempt.

Taylor Lives in a Residential Neighborhood That Prides Itself on Well-Groomed