Refer to the table and information below. What is the net benefit of project D?

Assume that a government is considering a new social program and may choose to include in this program any number of four progressively larger projects. The marginal cost and the marginal benefits of each of the four projects are given in the table.







A. $1 billion

B. $3 billion

C. $4 billion

D. $20 billion

C. $4 billion

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