Table 11-2 Consider a Small Town with Only Three Families, the Greene

question 262

Multiple Choice

Table 11-2
Consider a small town with only three families, the Greene family, the Brown family, and the Black family. The town does not currently have any streetlights so it is very dark at night. The three families are considering putting in streetlights on Main Street and are trying to determine how many lights to install. The table below shows each family's willingness to pay for each streetlight.
-Refer to Table 11-2. Suppose the cost to install each streetlight is $600 and the families have agreed to split the cost of installing the streetlights equally. To maximize their own surplus, how many streetlights would the Brown's like the town to install?

• A)0 streetlights
• B)1 streetlight
• C)2 streetlights
• D)3 streetlights

---

Definitions:

Consume

The action of using up goods or services, thus leading to a reduction in available quantity.

GDP

The entirety of value generated from goods and services within a country's borders throughout a specific duration sums up what is known as the Gross Domestic Product.

Government Purchases

Expenditures by government for goods and services that directly satisfy collective needs or affect the economy’s total demand.

Investment

Investment pertains to the allocation of resources, such as capital or time, with the expectation of generating an income or profit.