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2. 6. I N A L INDAHL EQUILIBRIUM, EACH CONSUMER OF A PURE PUBLIC GOOD CONSUMES THE SAME QUANTITY AND PAYS A TAX SHARE PER UNIT OF THE GOOD EQUAL TO HIS OR HER MARGINAL BENEFIT. 7. I F THE MARGINAL SOCIAL COST OF A PURE PUBLIC GOOD EXCEEDS ITS MARGINAL SOCIAL BENEFIT, ADDITIONAL UNITS OF THE GOOD CAN STILL BE FINANCED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS. 8. T HE FREE - RIDER PROBLEM IS LESS ACUTE IN SMALL GROUPS THAN IT IS IN LARGE GROUPS. 9. A CONGESTIBLE PUBLIC GOOD IS ONE FOR WHICH THE MARGINAL COST OF ALLOWING AN ADDITIONAL CONSUMER TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF A GIVEN QUANTITY IS ALWAYS ZERO. 10. T ELEVISION PROGRAMMING IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A PRICE - EXCLUDABLE PUBLIC GOOD. 11. I T IS POSSIBLE TO PRICE A PURE PUBLIC GOOD AND SELL IT BY THE UNIT. 12. T HE DEMAND CURVE FOR A PURE PUBLIC GOOD IS OBTAINED BY ADDING THE QUANTITIES DEMANDED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER AT EACH POSSIBLE PRICE. 13. A L INDAHL EQUILIBRIUM USUALLY HAS EACH PARTICIPANT PAYING THE SAME TAX SHARE PER UNIT OF A PUBLIC GOOD EVEN THOUGH THEIR MARGINAL BENEFIT OF THAT UNIT VARIES. 14. I NTERNET SERVICE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PRICE - EXCLUDABLE PUBLIC GOOD. 15. C LUBS ARE A MEANS OF PROVIDING CONGESTIBLE PUBLIC GOODS THROUGH MARKETS. 16. A COMMON WAY TO FUND A PUBLIC GOOD IS THROUGH A GOVERNMENT THAT RAISES FUNDS THROUGH TAXATION. 17. P RIVATE EDUCATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PRICE - EXCLUDABLE PUBLIC GOOD. 18. A CONGESTIBLE GOOD HAS NO LIMITS IN HOW MUCH IT CAN BE CONSUMED. M ULTIPLE C HOICE Q UESTIONS 1. A PURE PUBLIC GOOD IS : A. ONE THAT CAN EASILY BE SOLD BY THE UNIT. B. ONE THAT IS NONRIVAL IN CONSUMPTION. C. ONE WHOSE BENEFITS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO EXCLUSION. D. BOTH ( B ) AND ( C )

3. 2. T HE MARGINAL COST OF PROVIDING A CERTAIN QUANTITY OF A PURE PUBLIC GOOD TO AN ADDITIONAL CONSUMER AFTER IT IS PROVIDED TO ANY ONE CONSUMER IS : A. ZERO. B. POSITIVE AND INCREASING. C. POSITIVE AND DECREASING. D. POSITIVE AND CONSTANT. 3. T HE NONRIVAL PROPERTY OF PURE PUBLIC GOODS IMPLIES THAT THE : A. BENEFITS ENJOYED BY EXISTING CONSUMERS DECLINE AS MORE CONSUMERS ENJOY A GIVEN QUANTITY OF THE GOOD. B. BENEFITS ENJOYED BY EXISTING CONSUMERS ARE UNAFFECTED AS MORE CONSUMERS ENJOY A GIVEN QUAN ­ TITY OF THE GOOD. C. GOOD CANNOT BE PRICED. D. MARGINAL COST OF PRODUCING THE GOOD IS ZERO. 4. T HE DEMAND CURVE FOR A PURE PUBLIC GOOD IS : A. A HORIZONTAL LINE. B. OBTAINED BY ADDING THE QUANTITIES INDIVIDUAL CONSUMERS WOULD PURCHASE AT EACH POSSIBLE PRICE. C. OBTAINED BY ADDING THE MARGINAL BENEFIT OBTAINED BY EACH CONSUMER AT EACH POSSIBLE QUANTITY. D. THE MARGINAL COST CURVE FOR THE PURE PUBLIC GOOD. 5. T HE EFFICIENT OUTPUT OF A PURE PUBLIC GOOD IS ACHIEVED AT THE POINT AT WHICH : A. THE MARGINAL BENEFIT OBTAINED BY EACH CONSUMER EQUALS THE MARGINAL SOCIAL COST OF PRODUCING THE GOOD. B. THE SUM OF THE MARGINAL BENEFITS OF ALL CONSUMERS EQUALS THE MARGINAL SOCIAL COST OF PRODUCING THE GOOD. C. THE MARGINAL BENEFIT OF EACH CONSUMER EQUALS ZERO. D. THE MARGINAL SOCIAL COST OF PRODUCING THE GOOD IS ZERO.

4. E. BOTH ( C ) AND ( D ) 6. T HE MONTHLY RENTAL RATE FOR A SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA IS $200. T HE MAXIMUM MARGINAL BENEFIT THAT ANY RESIDENT OF A CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY WILL OBTAIN PER MONTH FROM THE ANTENNA IS $50. T HERE ARE 100 RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, NONE OF WHOM VALUES THE ANTENNA AT LESS THAN $25 PER MONTH. A SSUMING THAT THE ANTENNA IS A PURE PUBLIC GOOD FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY, A. EACH RESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY WILL RENT HIS OWN ANTENNA. B. IT IS INEFFICIENT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO RENT AN ANTENNA. C. IT IS EFFICIENT FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO RENT AN ANTENNA FOR THEIR COMMON USE. D. IT IS EFFICIENT FOR EACH RESIDENT TO RENT HIS OWN ANTENNA. 7. I N A L INDAHL EQUILIBRIUM, A. EACH CONSUMER PURCHASES A PURE PUBLIC GOOD UP TO THE POINT AT WHICH HIS OR HER MARGINAL BENE ­ FIT EQUALS THE MARGINAL SOCIAL COST OF THE GOOD. B. EACH PERSON PAYS A TAX PER UNIT OF THE PURE PUBLIC GOOD EQUAL TO HIS OR HER MARGINAL BENEFIT. C. THE SUM OF THE MARGINAL BENEFITS OF ALL CONSUMERS EQUALS THE MARGINAL SOCIAL COST OF THE GOOD. D. BOTH ( A ) AND ( C ) E. BOTH ( B ) AND ( C )