Scenario 10-2 the Demand Curve for Restored Historic Buildings Slopes Downward and Downward

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Essay

Scenario 10-2
The demand curve for restored historic buildings slopes downward and the supply curve for restored historic buildings slopes upward. The production of the 50^th restored historic building entails the following:
• a private cost of $800,000;
• a private value of $650,000;
• a social value of $800,000.
-Refer to Scenario 10-2. Could the government impose a tax or provide a subsidy to move the market to the social optimum? If your answer is "Yes," should it be a tax or should it be a subsidy?

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