Use the Following to Answer Questions -(Table: Externalities from Parks)Use: Table: Externalities from Parks

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions : $$\begin{array}{l}\text { Table: Externalities from Parks }\\\begin{array} { c c c } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity of } \\\text { Land (acres) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal } \\\text { Social } \\\text { Benefit }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal } \\\text { Social } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & \$ 225 & \$ 0 \\1 & 200 & 50 \\3 & 150 & 150 \\4 & 125 & 200 \\5 & 100 & 250 \\9 & 0 & 450 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$
-(Table: Externalities from Parks) Use: Table: Externalities from Parks.The table shows the marginal social benefit and the marginal social cost of preserving various amounts of land in a city for a public park.Suppose that parks result in positive benefits to the community as a whole but that the marginal private benefit that any one individual in the community gets from parks is close to 0.Without government intervention,the amount of land dedicated to the public park will be _____ hectares.

• A) 0
• B) 1
• C) 3
• D) 9

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