Table 11-3 This Table Describes the Defense Demands for Three Equal Sized

question 24

Multiple Choice

Table 11-3
This table describes the defense demands for three equal sized groups of people in Nirvanaville. The second, third, and fourth column shows the quantity that a group will demand for a given price (the first column) .

-Refer to Table 11-3.If the marginal cost of national defense is constant at $24 per unit,what is the efficient level of national defense to provide?

• A) 3 units
• B) 6 units
• C) 13 units
• D) 22 units

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