A spring runs under a village everyone can sink a well on


Question: A spring runs under a village. Everyone can sink a well on her or his land and take water from the spring. The following figure shows the marginal social benefit from water and the marginal cost of taking it.

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If the village council sets a quota on the total amount of water such that the spring is used efficiently, what would be the quota and the market value of the water taken per day?

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