Schools That Participate in the National School Lunch Program Are

question 24

Short Answer

Schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program are able to take advantage of:
• a direct line of contact and reduced cost with fast food restaurants
• a higher quality of food product, similar to that served in restaurants
• federal funding in the amount of approximately $2.73 per meal per student
• higher profits for each school and more nutritious food for students

Recognize the inefficiencies in resource allocation associated with common resources and public goods.

Understand how the private market's response to nonexcludable and nonrival goods leads to market failure.

Analyze the role of government intervention in correcting market failures related to public goods and common resources.

Distinguish between the economic outcomes of goods that are nonrival or rival in consumption and those that are excludable or nonexcludable.

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