Problem 09-06 (algo)Refer to the News Wire to answer two questions.NEWS WIRE: PUBLIC GOODSIsrael's "Iron Dome" Works!Israel's Iron Dome is an air defense system designed to intercept anddestroy incoming missiles and mortars fired across the border by Hamasand other Palestinian factions. It works. Israel's Defense Ministerclaims the Iron Dome has been 90 percent effective in shieldingpopulation centers. From 2014 until 2021, more than 2,400 projectileswere intercepted, most of them launched from the Gaza Strip bymilitants. In 2021 Israel upgraded the system to work on ships as wellas land.Source: Media reports, February 2021.Suppose the annual cost of the Iron Dome is $500 million. What is the opportunitycost of this defense spending in terms of private housing assuming a new home canbe constructed forInstructions: Round your responses to the nearest whole number.a. $90,000?houses per yearb. $120,000?houses per year

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Suppose the annual cost cost of this defense spending in terms of private housing assuming a new home can be constructed for Instructions: Round your responses to the nearest whole number. a. $90,000? houses per year b. $120,000? houses per year

Suppose the annual cost cost of this defense spending in terms of private housing assuming a new home can be constructed for Instructions: Round your responses to the nearest whole number. a. $90,000? houses per year b. $120,000? houses per year

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