The table above provides information about the marginal private benefit for education

The marginal private cost, which also equals the marginal social cost, of educating a student is $16,000 per year and does not change as more students are educated. There is an external benefit from education that is equal to $12,000 per student year and does not change as more students are educated. What is the efficient amount of education? A) 40,000 student-years
B) 60,000 student-years
C) 80,000 student-years
D) 100,000 student-years


D

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