Use the Following to Answer Question

question 55

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
Figure: Correcting for Market Failure
-(Figure: Correcting for Market Failure) Use Figure: Correcting for Market Failure.There is an external cost in the market illustrated in the figure,and the two upward-sloping lines reflect private and social marginal costs.If the government forces the private-sector firms to internalize any external costs:

• A)the supply curve shifts to the right,from S₂ to S₁.
• B)the supply curve shifts to the left,from S₁ to S₂.
• C)the supply curve is unaffected.
• D)price per unit decreases.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Information

A scenario where one participant in a deal possesses greater or more advanced information than the other.

Adverse Selection

A situation where uneven information leads to transactions between parties where one party has more or better information than the other, often seen in insurance markets.

Occur

To happen or take place, referring to events or phenomena.

Adverse Selection

A situation in which one party in a transaction has more information than the other, often leading to an imbalance in which high-risk individuals are more likely to select and benefit from certain agreements, policies, or products.