Use the Following to Answer Question

question 155

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
-(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.At the socially optimum amount of land dedicated to the public park,the marginal social cost will be:

• A)$225.
• B)$150.
• C)$100.
• D)$0.

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Definitions:

Tariff Revenue

Income that a government collects from imposing duties on imported goods.

Consumer Surplus

The divergence between the amount consumers are willing to pay for a product or service and the amount they actually pay.

Producer Surplus

Producer surplus is the difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good compared to what they actually receive, usually measured by the area above the supply curve and below the market price.

Total Surplus

The aggregate net advantage to society, encapsulated by both consumer and producer surplus within a market.