Which of the Following Statements Is Not Correct

question 261

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not correct?

• A)A patent is a way for the government to encourage the production of a good with technology spillovers.
• B)A tax is a way for the government to reduce the production of a good with a negative externality.
• C)A tax that accurately reflects social costs produces the socially optimal outcome.
• D)Government policies cannot improve upon private market outcomes.

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Definitions:

Utility Function

A representation in economics of how a consumer ranks different bundles of goods according to their level of satisfaction or happiness.

Tape Recorders

Devices used for recording audio onto magnetic tape and playing audio from tape.

Tapes

This term may refer to magnetic data storage tapes for information or sound recording but lacks specificity for a clear economic context. NO.

Cobb-Douglas

A form of production function used in economics to represent the relationship between two or more inputs (typically labor and capital) and the output.