Multiple Choice
Table 11-2
Consider a small town with only three families,the Jones family,the Harris family,and the Wong family.The town does not currently have any streetlights so it is very dark at night.The three families are considering putting in streetlights on Main Street and are trying to determine how many lights to install.The table below shows each family's willingness to pay for each streetlight.
-Refer to Table 11-2.Suppose the cost to install each streetlight is $300 and the families have agreed to split the cost of installing the streetlights equally.To maximize their own surplus,how many streetlights would the Harris's like the town to install?
A) 0 streetlights
B) 1 streetlight
C) 2 streetlights
D) 3 streetlights
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q12: Roads can be considered either public goods
Q128: Private markets usually provide lighthouses because ship
Q208: Goods that are rival in consumption and
Q210: National Public Radio would be considered a
Q211: In which of the following examples are
Q231: A view of a spectacular sunset along
Q261: A lighthouse might be considered a private
Q277: Market failure associated with the free-rider problem
Q311: The U.S. patent system<br>A)makes general knowledge excludable.<br>B)makes
Q351: The Tragedy of the Commons occurs because<br>A)government