Pa and Pb represent the prices that citizens (a) and (b), the only two people in this nation, are willing to pay for additional units of a quantity (Qc) of the public good. Qs represents the quantity of the public good supplied by government at each of the collective prices.QcPaPbQs1$4$552344324342325121Refer to the above information. If only 1 unit of this public good is produced, then the marginal benefit is:

A. $4 and the marginal cost is $7.
B. $3 and the marginal cost is $9.
C. $9 and the marginal cost is $3.
D. $6 and the marginal cost is $3.

Answer: C

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