Explain how affirmative and negative majority votes can sometimes lead to inefficient allocations of resources to public goods. Use Figures 5.2a and 5.2b to show how society might be better off if Garcia were allowed to buy votes.

Figure 5.2

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Benefit; Tax Total benefit $1,150 Total cost = $900 $700 Garcia $300 per- person Benefit; Tax $300 per- Total benefit = $800 Total cost $900 person tax tax $350 $350 $300 $300 $250 Johnson Lee $200 Johnson Lee $100 Garcia (Votes) (Yes) (No) (No) (No) (Yes) (Yes) 0 (a) Inefficient majority "no" vote (b) Inefficient majority "yes" vote