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Price (thousands of dollars) 100 80 60 40 20 5 10 15 MC 20 MB 25 Quantity (police officers) The figure above shows the marginal cost and marginal benefit of police protection in the city of Hugo, Oklahoma. Police protection is a public good. If the city of Hugo hires 25 officers, then OA. marginal cost will exceed marginal benefit, which means that the efficient number of officers is less than 25. B. marginal benefit will exceed marginal cost, which means that Hugo should reduce the number of officers they hire. OC. marginal benefit equals marginal cost. D. marginal cost will exceed marginal benefit, which means that the efficient number of officers is more than 25. OE. None of the above answers is correct. 1 5 $ 54 # 3 R E D MacBook Pro % ^ 5 6 F T Y 27 G H U כ 8 * 00 X C V B N H ed J - < ) 9 -O M K Time Remaining: 00:44:50 Next 40 |- 00 0 L V- P .V 11 + لالي = - ? H r command option } 1
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The figure above shows the marginal cost and marginal benefit of police protection in the city of Hugo, Oklahoma. Police protection is a public good. If the city of Hugo hires 25 officers, then
OA. marginal cost will exceed marginal benefit, which means that the efficient number of officers is less than 25.
B. marginal benefit will exceed marginal cost, which means that Hugo should reduce the number of officers they hire.
OC. marginal benefit equals marginal cost.
D. marginal cost will exceed marginal benefit, which means that the efficient number of officers is more than 25.
OE. None of the above answers is correct.
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