The Market Demand for a Public Good Can Be Determined

question 6

Multiple Choice

The market demand for a public good can be determined by

• A)adding up the total private benefits and external benefits that each quantity provides the citizens of a country.
• B)adding up how much each citizen expects to consume at each possible price.
• C)adding up how much each consumer is willing to pay for each unit of the public good.
• D)estimating the value of the benefit that each unit provides and multiplying that by the number of consumers.

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Definitions:

Investment Account

A financial account held at a financial institution that holds investments such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other assets for the investor.

Compounding Effect

The method by which an investment's worth grows over time as the returns it generates, including both capital gains and interest, themselves accumulate interest.

Present Value

Present value is the today's worth of an anticipated future amount of money or cash flows, factoring in a specified rate of return.

Discount

A reduction applied to the price of goods, services, or securities.