(Table: Public Goods) the Table Shows the Number of Acres

question 16

Multiple Choice

(Table: Public Goods) The table shows the number of acres of a public park that four residents demand at different willingness-to-pay levels. If the cost of providing the resource is $10 per acre, the optimal number of acres will be _____ acres.
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline P & Q_{1} & Q_{2} & Q_{3} & Q_{4} \\\hline 0 & 7 & 10 & 5 & 4 \\\hline 1 & 6 & 9 & 4 & 3 \\\hline 2 & 5 & 8 & 3 & 2 \\\hline 3 & 4 & 7 & 2 & 1 \\\hline 4 & 3 & 6 & 1 & 0 \\\hline 5 & 2 & 5 & 0 & 0 \\\hline 6 & 1 & 4 & 0 & 0 \\\hline 7 & 0 & 3 & 0 & 0 \\\hline 8 & 0 & 2 & 0 & 0 \\\hline 9 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\\hline 10 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) 3
• B) 4
• C) 5
• D) 6

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