Bower likes to plant trees in his front year. His neighbors also derive pleasure form the trees in his front year. That is, Bower's trees provide a positive externality for the neighborhood. His marginal private benefit and the marginal social benefit (his and that received by his neighbors combined) are represented on the graph below, along with the marginal cost of planting a tree. Prie, Cest (kole) $ 00 45.00 40.00 1.00 00 Mgial Ou 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 1.00 I 4 S68 Quanity (mber of wees) Suppose the neighborhood subsidies Bower's trees. That is, neighbors give him enough money to plant the socially optimal number of trees. What area on the graph would be equal to the net social gain resulting form the subsidy? OA OB Oc OA+B

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Bower likes to plant trees in his front year. His neighbors also derive pleasure form the trees in his
front year. That is, Bower's trees provide a positive externality for the neighborhood. His marginal
private benefit and the marginal social benefit (his and that received by his neighbors combined) are
represented on the graph below, along with the marginal cost of planting a tree.
Price, Cest (oll)
$S0.00
45.00.
40.00
A
35.00
0 00
Margiaal Cot
25.00
20.00
15.00
argnel Soeiel Benett
je 00
5.00
agnal hirde Bandfil
2
4 5
Quantity (mber of trees)
Suppose the neighborhood subsidies Bower's trees. That is, neighbors give him enough money to
plant the socially optimal number of trees. What area on the graph would be equal to the net social
gain resulting form the subsidy?
OA
В
Oc
O
A+ B
Transcribed Image Text:Bower likes to plant trees in his front year. His neighbors also derive pleasure form the trees in his front year. That is, Bower's trees provide a positive externality for the neighborhood. His marginal private benefit and the marginal social benefit (his and that received by his neighbors combined) are represented on the graph below, along with the marginal cost of planting a tree. Price, Cest (oll) $S0.00 45.00. 40.00 A 35.00 0 00 Margiaal Cot 25.00 20.00 15.00 argnel Soeiel Benett je 00 5.00 agnal hirde Bandfil 2 4 5 Quantity (mber of trees) Suppose the neighborhood subsidies Bower's trees. That is, neighbors give him enough money to plant the socially optimal number of trees. What area on the graph would be equal to the net social gain resulting form the subsidy? OA В Oc O A+ B
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