A stand-up paddleboard outfitter operates without insurance. The outfitter's marginal cost of safety (e.g., staff training,...

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A stand-up paddleboard outfitter operates without insurance. The outfitter's marginal cost of safety (e.g., staff training, rescue equipment) is MCA = 100+ 144. The marginal benefit of those actions is given by MBB = 200-64, where A is the number of safety actions taken. The government has mandated that all SUP outfitters carry insurance, leading to a change in the outfitter's marginal benefit curve to MBB = 140 - 6A. How does this government mandate change the efficient number of precautions taken by the outfitter? Solve for the number of precautions before and after the mandate. A stand-up paddleboard outfitter operates without insurance. The outfitter's marginal cost of safety (e.g., staff training, rescue equipment) is MCA = 100+ 144. The marginal benefit of those actions is given by MBB = 200-64, where A is the number of safety actions taken. The government has mandated that all SUP outfitters carry insurance, leading to a change in the outfitter's marginal benefit curve to MBB = 140 - 6A. How does this government mandate change the efficient number of precautions taken by the outfitter? Solve for the number of precautions before and after the mandate.