Use the Following to Answer Question

question 130

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
-(Table: Externalities from Parks) Use: Table: Externalities from Parks.The table shows the marginal social benefit and the marginal social cost of preserving various amounts of land in a city for a public park.Suppose that parks result in positive benefits to the community as a whole but that the marginal private benefit that any one individual in the community gets from parks is close to 0.The socially optimum amount of land dedicated to the public park will be _____ acres.

• A)0
• B)1
• C)3

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Definitions:

Collective Responsibility

The concept that all members of a group share accountability for the actions and outcomes of the group as a whole.

Theory Y

The assumption that people are willing to work, like responsibility, and are self-directed and creative.

Managers

Individuals in an organization responsible for directing and overseeing the work of a group of people toward the achievement of goals.

Hawthorne Studies

A series of studies conducted in the early 20th century focusing on worker productivity, leading to insights on the importance of social relations and worker attention.