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Capo

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Why is the market demand curve for public goods calculated as a vertical summation of individual demand curves?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Refer to Figure 6-1. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is shown in
 
  A) Panel A. B) Panel B. C) Panel C. D) Panel D.



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Answer to Question 1

Public goods are non-rival and non-excludable. Everyone consumes the same quantity of a public good. The market demand for public goods is derived by summing individual demand curves vertically. Individual demand curves need to be summed vertically because this shows the amount of money consumers are willing to pay for each level of the public good.

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Reply 2 on: Jun 29, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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