(See Problem 2

question 12

Multiple Choice

(See Problem 2.) A small community has 10 people, each of whom has a wealth of $5,000. Each individual must choose whether to contribute $300 or $0 to the support of public entertainment for their community. The money value of the benefit that a person gets from this public entertainment is b times the total amount of money contributed by individuals in the community.

• A) This game has a dominant strategy equilibrium in which nobody contributes anything for public entertainment.
• B) If 10b > 1, everybody is better off if all contribute to the public entertainment fund than if nobody contributes, but if 10b < 1, everybody is better off if nobody contributes than if all contribute.
• C) If 10b > 1, there is a dominant strategy equilibrium in which everybody contributes.
• D) Everybody is worse off if all contribute than if nobody contributes if b > 1, but if b < 1, everybody is better off if nobody contributes.
• E) In order for there to be a dominant strategy equilibrium in which all contribute, it must be that b > 10.

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Definitions:

Marginal Disutility

The added dissatisfaction or inconvenience experienced by consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Marginal Utility

The extra utility a consumer obtains from the consumption of 1 additional unit of a good or service; equal to the change in total utility divided by the change in the quantity consumed.

Absolute Terms

A method of expression or measurement that is independent of other variables or comparisons, focusing on intrinsic values.

Prospect Theory

A behavioral economic theory that describes how people make choices when faced with uncertain outcomes, emphasizing the value of gains and losses rather than final outcomes.