Pat Has 4 Hours to Spend Either Studying for a Test

question 8

Multiple Choice

Pat has 4 hours to spend either studying for a test or playing a new video game. If Pat spends all of that time studying, Pat can score a 92 on the test. If Pat plays for 1 hour, Pat's test score falls 5 points. For playing a second hour, Pat's score falls by another 7 points. Playing for a third hour will lower Pat's score by another 10 points. Refer to the information above. The opportunity cost of playing video games:

• A) decreases the longer Pat plays.
• B) increases the longer Pat plays.
• C) is greater than the value of earning a higher grade on the test.
• D) is equal to the value of earning a higher grade on the test.

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Definitions:

Marginal Private Benefit

The additional benefit received by a consumer or producer from consuming or producing one more unit of a good or service.

Marginal Social Cost

The total cost to society of producing an additional unit of a good, including both the private costs borne by the producer and any external costs inflicted on others.

Social Optimum

The most efficient allocation of resources in a society, achieving the best outcomes for social welfare.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they can be used by anyone without preventing others from using them as well.