Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Information

question 212

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following information for a public good. Pa and Pb are the prices that individuals A and B are willing to pay for the last unit of a public good, rather than do without it. These people are the only two members of society. Suppose government has already produced 4 units of this public good. The amount individual B is willing voluntarily to pay for the fourth unit is

• A) $14.
• B) $5.
• C) $2.
• D) $0.

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Definitions:

Long-Run Supply

The total quantity of goods or services that producers are willing and able to supply over a long period, considering all inputs and production costs are variable.

Production

The process of combining various material inputs and immaterial inputs (plans, know-how) in order to make something for consumption (the output).

Supply Curves

Graphical representations showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that suppliers are willing and able to sell, holding other factors constant.

Long Run

A period in economics in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing all inputs to be adjusted.