In Town A, the true Marginal Benefit of a medical procedure (MB*) to patients is represented by the following equation: MB*=100-2Q
The patient’s marginal benefit in this example is a function of the number of procedures performed (Q). The physicians in Town A believe that the patient’s Marginal Benefit of this medical procedure (MB1) is: MB1=80-2Q.
The Marginal Cost (MC) of the Medical procedure is $20 per procedure. What is the efficient number of procedures to be performed?