Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Question

question 3

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following question.

Figure 17.2.2
-Refer to Figure 17.2.2. The graph shows the marginal social benefit and marginal social cost of a garbage disposal system in a city of 1 million people. If voters are well informed about the costs and benefits of the garbage disposal system, the political equilibrium of garbage is

• A)2.0 million tonnes a day.
• B)1.5 million tonnes a day.
• C)2.5 million tonnes a day.
• D)4.0 million tonnes a day.
• E)0 million tonnes a day.

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