If the marginal benefit of an activity is greater than its marginal cost, people are better off doing .

answer; eliminate parking problems in cities, because a car took up only half as much space as a horse and buggy;

manifest functions are the recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern, while latent functions are those unrecognized and unintended consequences. to analyze the manifest functions of any social institution, we have to study its contribution to the continuation of a group, community, or society.