What Is the Purpose of a Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Public

question 34

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a cost-benefit analysis of a public good?

• A) to document why the private sector is not supplying the good
• B) to lay down rules about who will be allowed to consume the good
• C) to establish whether the good is excludable
• D) to decide how much of the good the government should supply
• E) to determine how much consumers should pay for the good

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