Question: The table provides information about a weed control program. What quantity of spraying would a private firm provide? What is the efficient quantity of spraying?

The table provides information about a weed control program.
What quantity of spraying would a private firm provide?
What is the efficient quantity of spraying?
In a single-issue election on weed control, what quantity would the winner provide?
A private weed control program would provide hectares of spraying per day.
The efficient quantity of spraying is hectares a day.
In a single-issue election on weed control, the winner of the election would provide hectares of spraying per day.
\table[[\table[[Quantity],[(hoctares sprayed],[per day)]],\table[[Marginal],[social cost]],\table[[Marginal],[social benefit]]],[(thousands of dollars per day),],[4,1,2.5],[6,2,2],[8,3,1.5],[10,4,1]]
The table provides information about a weed

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