No individual is willing to pay to provide the efficient level of a public good since the:

A) marginal cost of production is zero.
B) good will be nonrival and thus underconsumed.
C) individual's marginal benefit is less than the marginal social benefit.
D) marginal benefit of allowing one more individual to consume the good is zero.

Public Good

A good that is non-excludable and non-rival in consumption, meaning no one can be prevented from using it and one person's use does not reduce availability to others.

Marginal Social Benefit

The additional benefit to society from producing one more unit of a good or service.

Marginal Benefit

The bonus satisfaction or benefit gained by consuming one more unit of a good or service.