Question: You paid $ 3 5 for a ticket ( which is non - refundable ) to see JAM, a local rock band, in concert on

You paid $35 for a ticket (which is non-refundable) to see JAM, a local rock band, in concert on Saturday. (Assume that you would not have been willing to pay any more than $35 for this concert.) Your boss called and she is looking for someone to cover a shift on Saturday at the same time as your concert. You will have to work 4 hours and she will pay you time and a half, which is $9/hr.
What is your economic surplus if you go to work on Saturday?

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