When majority rule voting is used to determine whether to purchase a public good,
A) the efficient outcome is not assured.
B) the median voter gets her way.
C) the sum of the marginal benefits is ignored.
D) All of the above.

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Majority rule voting for public goods often does not assure efficiency because it may not account for the intensity of individual preferences, leading to outcomes where the median voter's preference prevails and the aggregate of marginal benefits across all individuals is not maximally utilized.

When Majority Rule Voting Is Used to Determine Whether to Purchase