If the External Cost of an Activity Is Added to the Private

question 152

Multiple Choice

If the external cost of an activity is added to the private cost,then the

• A) supply curve shifts right.
• B) quantity supplied rises.
• C) supply curve shifts left.
• D) quantity supplied falls.
• E) demand curve shifts left.

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