Question 7 Imagine that a state government is considering the construction of a new state office building to consolidate state operations. Its estimate of the total costs and the total benefits of...


Question 7<br>Imagine that a state government is considering the construction of a new state office<br>building to consolidate state operations. Its estimate of the total costs and the total<br>benefits of building a 4- 6-, 8-or 10-story building is shown in the table below. (All<br>figures are in millions of dollars.)<br>Total Cost<br>Total Benefit<br>Project<br>(S)<br>(S)<br>No building<br>4-story building<br>7<br>8<br>6-story building<br>16<br>23<br>8-story building<br>24<br>28<br>10-story building<br>34<br>31<br>i.<br>Compute the marginal cost and the marginal benefit of the 4-, 6-, 8-,<br>and 10-story buildings.<br>Should the state build a new office building? If so, what size building<br>and what will be the total benefit, total cost, and net benefit to society?<br>ii.<br>

Extracted text: Question 7 Imagine that a state government is considering the construction of a new state office building to consolidate state operations. Its estimate of the total costs and the total benefits of building a 4- 6-, 8-or 10-story building is shown in the table below. (All figures are in millions of dollars.) Total Cost Total Benefit Project (S) (S) No building 4-story building 7 8 6-story building 16 23 8-story building 24 28 10-story building 34 31 i. Compute the marginal cost and the marginal benefit of the 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-story buildings. Should the state build a new office building? If so, what size building and what will be the total benefit, total cost, and net benefit to society? ii.

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