The Socially Optimal Level of Provision of a Public Good

question 44

Multiple Choice

The socially optimal level of provision of a public good is where the

• A) marginal cost of the output is equal to the vertical sum of the individual demand curves.
• B) marginal cost of the output is equal to the horizontal sum of the individual demand curves.
• C) marginal cost of the output is equal to the sum of the market's marginal benefit.
• D) market price of the output is equal to the vertical sum of the individual demand curves.
• E) market price of the output is equal to the vertical sum of all the market demand curves.

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