If all education is provided by private schools that charge full-cost tuition, why is the market equilibrium number of people in school too low? It is too low because market ______ is based on ______, which is too low. A. supply; marginal social benefit B. demand; marginal social benefit C. supply; marginal private benefit D. demand; marginal private benefit
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