Suppose the Town of Falls Valley Has a Mosquito Problem

question 121

Multiple Choice

Suppose the town of Falls Valley has a mosquito problem. After a bad summer, the town accountants explain that the marginal cost of providing one more treatment for mosquito control is $100,000. The town should provide the additional mosquito control only if the marginal:

• A) benefit for any individual citizen is at least $100,000.
• B) benefit for all individual citizens adds up to at least $100,000.
• C) social cost of mosquito control is more than $100,000.
• D) social cost of mosquito control is less than $100,000.

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