While charging a general admission price of? $15 for adults most days of the? week, the museum of fine arts in houston offers free admission every thursday. why do you suppose that museums often price this? way, offering free admissions on one day during the? week?

The answer is the marginal cost of admitting additional visitors is almost zero. Marginal costs are costs that are added to produce a service or product. Since, the museum is already supervised, lighted, and heated or air conditioned, the effectual admission fee would be zero.