External Costs Are a Problem That Often Suggests Government Action

question 148

True/False

External costs are a problem that often suggests government action because the external costs are not included in the market price of a good.

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Definitions:

Market Participants

Individuals or entities engaging in the buying, selling, or exchange of goods and services in a market.

Standardized

Established to have uniform procedures, dimensions, materials, or tests, to ensure consistency and comparability across different entities or products.

Economic Profits

The excess of total revenue over total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, in economics.

Market Supply

The total amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at varying price points, at a given time.