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Suppose 100 citizens each derive marginal benefit from submarines according to the function MB = 10 - Q. If subs cost 100 each to produce, what is the efficient quantity of submarines?
 
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Suppose three neighbors must vote on the installation of a traffic light that costs 210. The cost of the light will shared by all three. Voter A values the light at 50; voter B values the light at 50; and voter C (who drives the most) values the light at 200. If the voting rule is that the majority wins, does the light get purchased? Is it efficient to purchase the light?
 
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Answer to Question 1

The market demand is SMB = 1000 - 100Q. Setting this equal to the MC of 100 yields a quantity of 9. If the cost is shared equally, each citizen pays 1 for the ninth submarine, which they each value at 1.

Answer to Question 2

The cost of the light to each voter is 70. Since MC > MB for two of them, the light does not get purchased. It is efficient to purchase the light since SMB = 300 which exceeds the MC of 210.



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