A Library Is a Public Good

question 18

Multiple Choice

A library is a public good.The marginal cost curve for libraries in Lafayette,California

• A) has a negative slope.
• B) is definitely a horizontal line.
• C) has a positive slope.
• D) is a vertical line.
• E) is identical to the marginal benefit curve because libraries are nonrival.

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