Exhibit 30-4 ​

question 152

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 30-4
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-Refer to Exhibit 30-4. If a negative externality exists, then the external costs associated with the negative externality equal the distance between points __________, and the socially optimal output is __________.

• A)A and C; Q₂
• B)D and B; Q₁
• C)C and B; Q₂
• D)A and B; Q₂
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Wheezes

High-pitched whistling sounds made while breathing out, often indicating narrowed airways or asthma.

Critically Ill Child

A child experiencing a life-threatening medical condition that requires close, constant monitoring and potentially intensive therapeutic interventions.

Respirations

The process of inhaling and exhaling air to facilitate gas exchange within the body, particularly oxygen intake and carbon dioxide expulsion.

Cheyne-Stokes

A pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase in breathing followed by a decrease and a period of apnea, commonly seen in heart failure and neurological diseases.