Refer to the above table and answer the question on the basis of the given information for a public good. Quantity 1 PR $10 Ps $8 2 7 3 5 4 3 5 1 4 PRand Ps are the prices that Rafael and Sarah, respectively, are willing to pay for the marginal unit of a public good, rather than do without it. Rafael and Sarah are the only members of society. Now suppose the public good can be provided by the government at a constant marginal cost of $10. The optimal quantity of the public good is: 1) 1 unit. 2) 2 units. 3) 3 units. 4) 4 units. NO o lst
Refer to the above table and answer the question on the basis of the given information for a public good. Quantity 1 PR $10 Ps $8 2 7 3 5 4 3 5 1 4 PRand Ps are the prices that Rafael and Sarah, respectively, are willing to pay for the marginal unit of a public good, rather than do without it. Rafael and Sarah are the only members of society. Now suppose the public good can be provided by the government at a constant marginal cost of $10. The optimal quantity of the public good is: 1) 1 unit. 2) 2 units. 3) 3 units. 4) 4 units. NO o lst
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![Refer to the above table and answer the question on the basis of the given
information for a public good.
TH
Quantity
1
PR
$10
Ps
$8
2
7.
7
3
5
6
4
3
5
1
4
PRand Psare the prices that Rafael and Sarah, respectively, are willing to pay for the
marginal unit of a public good, rather than do without it. Rafael and Sarah are the
only members of society. Now suppose the public good can be provided by the
government at a constant marginal cost of $10. The optimal quantity of the public
good is:
1) 1 unit.
2) 2 units.
3) 3 units.
4) 4 units.
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Transcribed Image Text:Refer to the above table and answer the question on the basis of the given
information for a public good.
TH
Quantity
1
PR
$10
Ps
$8
2
7.
7
3
5
6
4
3
5
1
4
PRand Psare the prices that Rafael and Sarah, respectively, are willing to pay for the
marginal unit of a public good, rather than do without it. Rafael and Sarah are the
only members of society. Now suppose the public good can be provided by the
government at a constant marginal cost of $10. The optimal quantity of the public
good is:
1) 1 unit.
2) 2 units.
3) 3 units.
4) 4 units.
vonlst
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