Suppose that in the community of Pavement Narrows, the demand for electricity in a typical household is given by the function. P-400-0.1 Q Where Q is the units of electricity consumed. Suppose that there are currently 10,000 households in Pavement Narrows. The government has fixed the price of electricity at $10 per unit. However, the current capacity to produce electricity for this community is 3600 units. To eliminate the shortage, the government has suggested building a small dam on the Dinsdale River which runs by Pavement Narrows. The dam would cost $180,000 to build. A local policy analyst, Anne Elke, has stated, "The government would be better off not to build the dam and instead raise the price of electricity to $40 per unit. Using the concept of consumer surplus, show whether Anne Elke is correct or not.
