Consider a non- rivalrous good,like national defence,provided by the government.At the socially optimal level of provision of this good,the marginal

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At the socially optimal level of provision of a non-rivalrous good like national defense, the marginal cost of production of the last unit of the good is equal to all consumers' combined marginal willingness to pay. This is because the good is non-rivalrous, meaning that one person's consumption of the good does not reduce another person's ability to consume it. Thus, the social value of each additional unit of the good is the sum of all consumers' willingness to pay for it. At the socially optimal level of production, the marginal cost of producing each additional unit of the good equals this sum of marginal willingness to pay. This is the efficient allocation of resources that maximizes social welfare.

Consider a Non- Rivalrous Good,like National Defence,provided by the Government