For Certain Public Projects Such as Building a Dam on a River

question 205

Multiple Choice

For certain public projects such as building a dam on a river or a bridge to an island, what procedure is a government likely to use to determine what quantity of a public good should be supplied?

• A)It conducts public surveys to determine if consumers want the product.
• B)It checks to see what current spending can be eliminated, and how much of the public good can be supplied from the spending cut.
• C)It takes a vote in Congress.
• D)It evaluates the costs and benefits of producing the good.

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Definitions:

Base

Substance that accepts hydrogen ions in water.

Buffer

Set of chemicals that can keep the pH of a solution stable by alternately donating and accepting ions that contribute to pH.

Solute

A substance dissolved in another substance, typically the component of a solution present in the lesser amount.

Double Covalent

A type of chemical bond where two pairs of electrons are shared between atoms, forming a stable molecule.