The Reason the Demand Curve for a Public Good Is

question 115

Multiple Choice

The reason the demand curve for a public good is constructed differently from that for a private good is that

• A) all consumers will have the same amount of the public good.
• B) all consumers have the same reservation price for the public good.
• C) different consumers can consume different amounts of the public good.
• D) government is going to provide the good.
• E) tax revenues will be used to pay for the public good.

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