If Public Subsidies for Education Were Eliminated, What Would You

question 227

Multiple Choice

If public subsidies for education were eliminated, what would you expect as an outcome in the market for educational services?

• A) More students would enroll in school.
• B) The price students pay to attend school would equal the value of an additional unit of education consumed.
• C) There would be no correlation between the price students pay and the cost of providing the educational services.
• D) The quality of education would deteriorate.

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