The table above shows the marginal costs and marginal benefits of college education. With public provision of the efficient amount of college education, the cost paid by the taxpayers is

A) zero.
B) $8,000 per student.
C) $4,000 per student.
D) $12,000 per student.


C

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Spontaneous order is an idea of:

a. Keynes b. Schumpeter c. Marx d. Lange e. None of the above

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Refer to the accompanying graph. If this firm is a price taker, then when the price of each unit if output is $15, what is this firm's profit-maximizing level of output? 

A. 60 B. 45 C. 80 D. 0

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The key decision maker for general Federal Reserve policy is the:

A. Federal Open Market Committee. B. Board of Governors. C. Federal Advisory Council. D. Regional Federal Reserve banks.

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