Tackle the Test: Free-Response Questions

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  1. Question

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    Rubric for FRQ 1 (6 points):

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    1 point: Correct axis labels (“Marginal benefit, marginal cost” or “Dollars per unit” on the vertical axis, “Quantity of soccer clinics” or “Q” on the horizontal axis)

    1 point: MSC curve horizontal at a height of $80

    1 point: MSB curve starts at a height of $160 where the quantity is zero, slopes downward to a height of $60 where the quantity is 10, and then coincides with MPBAustin

    1 point: QAustin labeled at a quantity of zero (because MSC exceeds MPBAustin for every clinic)

    1 point: QAlly found at the intersection of MSC and MPBAlly and shown on the horizontal axis

    1 point: QOptimal found at the intersection of MSC and MSB and shown on the horizontal axis

  2. Question

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    Imagine that the city of Townville has 1,000 residents and pays $100,000 per year to rent a public good for the benefit of every member of the community.