Evaluating Social Benefit of a Subscription Service
A community radio station, previously free to all listeners and funded by donations, introduces a $5 monthly subscription fee for its online broadcast. An economist comments, 'The total social benefit from the online broadcast is now simply the total revenue collected from the subscriptions.' Critically evaluate this statement. Explain the correct components of total social benefit in this new scenario and how they combine to represent the value created.
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