Question

A new faculty member at the local university pays $1,500 per month to rent an apartment in the downtown area. She teaches on campus three days a week and works from home the remaining two days. On the days when she must commute, given the heavy traffic congestion, it takes her two hours each way to commute from downtown to campus. According to the assumptions of the bid-rent model, what should this professor be willing to pay in rent per month to live near campus if her hourly wage rate is $25

Answer 1

$2,700

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation for what should this professor be willing to pay in rent per month

First step is to calculate the Transportation cost per week

Transportation cost = ($25*4 hrs)* 3 per week

Transportation cost =$100*3 per week

Transportation cost= 300 a week

Now let calculate the rent per month

Rent per month= $1500 + ($300*4)

Rent per month=$1,500+$1,200

Rent per month= $2,700

Therefore what should this professor be willing to pay in rent per month to live near campus if her hourly wage rate is $25 will be $2,700