A Negative Externality Exists and Government Wants to Impose a Tax

question 23

Multiple Choice

A negative externality exists and government wants to impose a tax in order to bring about an efficient outcome.To accomplish its objective,government must set the tax equal to marginal

• A) private cost.
• B) social benefit.
• C) external cost.
• D) social cost.
• E) external benefit.

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