Table 11-2
Consider a small town with only three families,the Jones family,the Harris family,and the Wong family.The town does not currently have any streetlights so it is very dark at night.The three families are considering putting in streetlights on Main Street and are trying to determine how many lights to install.The table below shows each family's willingness to pay for each streetlight.

-Refer to Table 11-2.Suppose the cost to install each streetlight is $200 and the families have agreed to split the cost of installing the streetlights equally.To maximize their own surplus,how many streetlights would the Jones's like the town to install?
A) 0 streetlights
B) 1 streetlight
C) 2 streetlights
D) 3 streetlights

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Table 11-2
Consider a small town with only three families,the Jones family,the Harris family,and the Wong family.The town does not currently have any streetlights so it is very dark at night.The three families are considering putting in streetlights on Main Street and are trying to determine how many lights to install.The table below shows each family's willingness to pay for each streetlight.
 
-Refer to Table 11-2.Suppose the cost to install each streetlight is $200 and the families have agreed to split the cost of installing the streetlights equally.To maximize their own surplus,how many streetlights would the Jones's like the town to install?
A) 0 streetlights 
B) 1 streetlight 
C) 2 streetlights 
D) 3 streetlights

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The Answer of Table 11-2
Consider a small town with only three families,the Jones family,the Harris family,and the Wong family.The town does not currently have any streetlights so it is very dark at night.The three families are considering putting in streetlights on Main Street and are trying to determine how many lights to install.The table below shows each family's willingness to pay for each streetlight.
 
-Refer to Table 11-2.Suppose the cost to install each streetlight is $200 and the families have agreed to split the cost of installing the streetlights equally.To maximize their own surplus,how many streetlights would the Jones's like the town to install?
A) 0 streetlights 
B) 1 streetlight 
C) 2 streetlights 
D) 3 streetlights

Table 11-2 Consider a Small Town with Only Three Families,the Jones Family,the