Consider an air basin with only two consumers, Huck and Matilda. Suppose Huck's demand for air quality is given by qH1-p where p is Huck's marginal willingness to pay for air quality. Similarly, Matilda's demand is given by 9M-2-2p. Air quality can be supplied according to g = p where p is the marginal cost of supply. a. b. Graph the aggregate demand for air quality along with individual demands. What is the efficient amount of air quality? 4/5

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