To encourage bike riding the State decides to completely subsidize the cost of bikes as well as their maintenance.** This subsidy costs the government______ per day and causes the number of trips in equilibrium to increase to_____thousand per day

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To encourage bike riding the State decides to completely subsidize the cost of bikes as well as their maintenance.** This subsidy costs the government______ per day and causes the number of trips in equilibrium to increase to_____thousand per day.
$ Per Trip
F5
30
25
O Search
20
15
10
5
0
F6
0
Biking to Work/School Market
Demand (Private MWTP): MWTP = 25-Q/10
External marginal benefit per trip = 5
Private marginal cost per trip=2.5
F7
50
F8
100
8
LD
Q, Thousand Trips Per Day
150
F9
09
200
F10
---
250
F11
hulu
0:+
300
F12
PrtSc
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Transcribed Image Text:$ Per Trip F5 30 25 O Search 20 15 10 5 0 F6 0 Biking to Work/School Market Demand (Private MWTP): MWTP = 25-Q/10 External marginal benefit per trip = 5 Private marginal cost per trip=2.5 F7 50 F8 100 8 LD Q, Thousand Trips Per Day 150 F9 09 200 F10 --- 250 F11 hulu 0:+ 300 F12 PrtSc Insert
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