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Scenario: Frank and Nancy live in a small community on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. For simplicity, assume Frank and Nancy are the only individuals in the community. Each has a demand for mosquito control, given by the following table, equations, and figure. Assume that mosquito control is a public good. Mosquito control is provided at a constant marginal cost of $120.
Scenario: Frank and Nancy live in a small community on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. For simplicity, assume Frank and Nancy are the only individuals in the community. Each has a demand for mosquito control, given by the following table, equations, and figure. Assume that mosquito control is a public good. Mosquito control is provided at a constant marginal cost of $120.     Frank's demand: qFᵣₐnk = 200 - p, Frank's inverse demand = (Marginal Private Benefit) : p = 200 - q, Nancy's demand: qNₐncᵧ = 100 - p, Nancy's inverse demand = (Marginal Private Benefit) : p = 100 - q,    -Refer to the scenario above.Now suppose that mosquito control will be publicly provided.What is the market equilibrium quantity of mosquito control services provided? Explain your answer graphically. A)  0 units B)  80 units C)  90 units D)  120 units
Frank's demand: qFᵣₐnk = 200 - p,
Frank's inverse demand = (Marginal Private Benefit) : p = 200 - q,
Nancy's demand: qNₐncᵧ = 100 - p,
Nancy's inverse demand = (Marginal Private Benefit) : p = 100 - q,
Scenario: Frank and Nancy live in a small community on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. For simplicity, assume Frank and Nancy are the only individuals in the community. Each has a demand for mosquito control, given by the following table, equations, and figure. Assume that mosquito control is a public good. Mosquito control is provided at a constant marginal cost of $120.     Frank's demand: qFᵣₐnk = 200 - p, Frank's inverse demand = (Marginal Private Benefit) : p = 200 - q, Nancy's demand: qNₐncᵧ = 100 - p, Nancy's inverse demand = (Marginal Private Benefit) : p = 100 - q,    -Refer to the scenario above.Now suppose that mosquito control will be publicly provided.What is the market equilibrium quantity of mosquito control services provided? Explain your answer graphically. A)  0 units B)  80 units C)  90 units D)  120 units
-Refer to the scenario above.Now suppose that mosquito control will be publicly provided.What is the market equilibrium quantity of mosquito control services provided? Explain your answer graphically.


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