Use the Following Diagram to Answer the Following Questions

question 14

Multiple Choice

Use the following diagram to answer the following questions.

-Refer to Crime Control. If the quantity of crime control is currently represented by A₂, then:

• A) the marginal social benefit exceeds marginal social cost and the level of crime control should be decreased.
• B) the marginal social cost exceeds marginal social benefit and the level of crime control should be decreased.
• C) the marginal social benefit equals marginal social cost and the level of crime control should be increased.
• D) the marginal social cost equals marginal social benefit and the level of crime control should remain the same.

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