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Dog Park Case Study

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1. What economic question(s) does this case require the town to ask? (2 points)
Questions might be, 1) Will it be a safe place for the dogs to play? 2) Will the fact the schools are so close to the dog park become dangerous or an issue? 3) Will the dog park meet the needs of all the local and unlocal dogs?
2. List the possible resources that the town would need to construct and maintain the park. (2 points) One of the most important resources they would need is a group of people. A group of people in order to help maintain the dog park and keep it clean. Other things would be the location/land and most likely the funding/money sources.
3. What town resource(s) are scarce? (1 points)
The resources that are scarce in the town is public spaces/land.
4. Who will be the consumers using this public good? (2 points)
The towns people/dog owners and the pets/animals.
5. What is the opportunity cost of building this park? Explain. (5 points)
Opportunity costs of building this park would include less land for outdoor recreation or public recreation. The town is very limited on public spaces and land so creating the dog park would consume further parts of the land making even less of space for …show more content…

The town has a scarce amount of public space for recreation so I believe that when things are created they should equally serve all the towns people. The town already has a very low amount of public goods and for the goods that are available they're too pricey for everyone to attend. I feel that it would be a good idea to make a dog park, but they should also split it into two and make another park that's usable for the towns people and children. That way nobody will feel left out and they can make the best use of the small public space availability. Also the local schools would be very close to the dog park so the children could make use of the park if it was for both pets and

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