1. Two people have demands for public good X, where X is unitsand P is price per unit:Person 1 demand: X1 = 30 - 0.5P1Person 2 demand: X2 = 20 - 0.5P2Marginal cost to provide another unit of X is MC = 40.%3Da. Find/write the equation to represent the total (social) marginalbenefit (demand) of X. In your answer, explain the difference betweenfinding the total (social) marginal benefit (demand) for a public goodcompared to a private good. (Note that these demand curves arewritten quantity as a function of price.). Graph the curves.b. Find the efficient total quantity of X to provide.c. Find the efficient "price" to charge each person.d. Why will the competitive market likely fail to provide the efficientquantity of a public good? Explain.

X1=30-0.5P1--- Demand curve of consumer 1X2=20-0.5P2--- Demand curve of consumer 2MC=40Thank you for…

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1. Two people have demands for public good X, where X is units and P is price per unit: Person 1 demand: X₁ = 30 - 0.5P1 Person 2 demand: X2 = 20 - 0.5P2 nt to provide another unit of X is MC = 40.

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