The marginal cost of educating a college student is $5,000 per year. The table below shows the private marginal benefit from a college education. The marginal external benefit benefit of a college education is $2,000 per student per year. Complete the table and then plot the graph on a sheet of graph paper. Your sketch must be on a sheet of graph paper, no lined paper or self drawn grid. Data on education Students (millions per year) 1 2 3 4 Private Private Social Marginal Marginal Marginal Cost ($ Benefit External Benefit ($ per per ($ per Marginal student per student student Benefit year) SMB=PMB+EB per year) per year) 5000 3000 2000 1500
The marginal cost of educating a college student is $5,000 per year. The table below shows the private marginal benefit from a college education. The marginal external benefit benefit of a college education is $2,000 per student per year. Complete the table and then plot the graph on a sheet of graph paper. Your sketch must be on a sheet of graph paper, no lined paper or self drawn grid. Data on education Students (millions per year) 1 2 3 4 Private Private Social Marginal Marginal Marginal Cost ($ Benefit External Benefit ($ per per ($ per Marginal student per student student Benefit year) SMB=PMB+EB per year) per year) 5000 3000 2000 1500
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![The marginal cost of educating a college student is $5,000 per year.
The table below shows the private marginal benefit from a college
education. The marginal external benefit benefit of a college education
is $2,000 per student per year. Complete the table and then plot the
graph on a sheet of graph paper. Your sketch must be on a sheet of
graph paper, no lined paper or self drawn grid.
Data on education
Private
Private
Social
Marginal Marginal
Marginal
Cost ($ Benefit External Benefit ($ per
per ($ per Marginal student per
student student Benefit
year)
SMB=PMB+EB
Students
(millions
per
year)
1
2
3
4
per
year)
per
year)
5000
3000
2000
1500](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4fc5d2f2-ab97-4928-8ac5-ea31723f6ab3%2F3612a9af-872d-4d47-a986-c8c957662866%2Fx5hnlpv_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The marginal cost of educating a college student is $5,000 per year.
The table below shows the private marginal benefit from a college
education. The marginal external benefit benefit of a college education
is $2,000 per student per year. Complete the table and then plot the
graph on a sheet of graph paper. Your sketch must be on a sheet of
graph paper, no lined paper or self drawn grid.
Data on education
Private
Private
Social
Marginal Marginal
Marginal
Cost ($ Benefit External Benefit ($ per
per ($ per Marginal student per
student student Benefit
year)
SMB=PMB+EB
Students
(millions
per
year)
1
2
3
4
per
year)
per
year)
5000
3000
2000
1500
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