If Positive Externalities Exist and Production Is Left to the Private

question 63

Multiple Choice

If positive externalities exist and production is left to the private market,then at the quantity produced,

• A)MSC = MSB.
• B)MSC < MSB.
• C)MSC > MSB.
• D)MSB = marginal external benefit.
• E)MSB = 1/MSC.

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