Answer the Question Based on the Following Information

question 70

Multiple Choice

Answer the question based on the following information.Way-Below Normal University has found it necessary to institute a crime-control program on its campus to deal with the high costs of theft and vandalism.The university is now considering several alternative levels of crime control.This table shows the expected annual costs and benefits of these alternatives.If Way-Below Normal undertakes Level Three:

• A)total benefits will be less than total costs.
• B)marginal costs will exceed marginal benefits.
• C)there would be an under-allocation of resources to crime control.
• D)there would be an over-allocation of resources to crime control.

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Definitions:

Tariffs

Taxes imposed by a government on imported goods, typically used to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.

Quotas

Restrictions set by governments on the quantity or value of goods that can be imported or exported, used to control trade balances and protect domestic industries.

Infant Industry

A new industry that is in its early stages of development and may be protected or supported by government policies.

Protection

Economic policies and actions, such as tariffs and quotas, taken by a government to shield domestic industries from foreign competition.