Central City is located in the state of Middleground. The government of Middleground has told Central City that it will match every dollar of local spending on sanitation with an open-ended categorical grant of $0.25. What is the price of additional amounts of sanitation services to Central City? $0.20 $0.25 O $0.75 $0.80

Central City is located in the state of Middleground. The government of Middleground has told Central City that it will match every dollar of local spending on sanitation with an open-ended categorical grant of $0.25. What is the price of additional amounts of sanitation services to Central City? $0.20 $0.25 O $0.75 $0.80

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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