Out of 10000 people in a community, each is willing to pay Ksh 10 for each well dug. The cost of digging the wall is is given by C= Q2+20Q. Calculate the pareto efficiecy number of wells to be dug. If the government want to dug the well at a minimal cost, how many walls will it dig and how much will it spen if the projet is given to a private, profit making organization, how many well would the firm dig?

Out of 10000 people in a community, each is willing to pay Ksh 10 for each well dug. The cost of digging the wall is is given by C= Q2+20Q. Calculate the pareto efficiecy number of wells to be dug. If the government want to dug the well at a minimal cost, how many walls will it dig and how much will it spen if the projet is given to a private, profit making organization, how many well would the firm dig?

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter8: Cost Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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