Table 10-3
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question 59

Multiple Choice

Table 10-3
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$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Quantity } \\\text { (Units) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Private Value } \\\text { (Dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Private Cost } \\\text { (Dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { External Benefit } \\\text { (Dollars) }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 22 & 12 & 10 \\\hline 2 & 20 & 15 & 10 \\\hline 3 & 18 & 18 & 10 \\\hline 4 & 16 & 21 & 10 \\\hline 5 & 14 & 24 & 10 \\\hline 6 & 12 & 27 & 10 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 10-3. What amount of subsidy per unit of output would move the market from the equilibrium level of output to the socially optimal level of output?

• A)$2
• B)$3
• C)$5
• D)$10

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Definitions:

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An early stage of embryonic development that consists of a sphere of cells surrounding a fluid-filled cavity and the inner cell mass that will eventually develop into a fetus.

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Acrosomal Reaction

A process during fertilization where the sperm's acrosome releases enzymes to penetrate the egg's outer layer.

Capacitation

A physiological process that sperm undergo to become capable of fertilizing an egg, involving changes that increase the sperm's mobility and the ability to penetrate an ovum.