According to John Stuart Mill's Principle of Harm, the Only

question 22

Multiple Choice

According to John Stuart Mill's Principle of Harm, the only ground on which the government should intervene in the conduct of an individual is when

• A) the individual is breaking the law.
• B) it would clearly be to the benefit of the individual.
• C) the individual is under 18 or over 65.
• D) it would prevent harm to others.
• E) According to Mill, the government should intervene if any of the above conditions are true.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The cost incurred by producing one additional unit of a product or service.

Output

The total amount of goods or services produced by an individual, company, or economy during a specific period.

Negative Marginal Returns

Occurs when adding an additional factor of production actually decreases the total output, which can happen when there is too much input for the available resources or technology.

Input

Resources used in the production process to create goods or services, including labor, raw materials, and capital.