If the Production of a Product Results in Significant External

question 235

Multiple Choice

If the production of a product results in significant external costs, an appropriate government policy might be to

• A) subsidize the production of the good.
• B) tax producers and thus shift the supply curve to the left.
• C) tax consumers' incomes and thus shift the demand curve to the left.
• D) subsidize consumers since the good is being under-consumed.

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Definitions:

Real Solutions

The set of all real numbers that satisfy an equation.

Quadratic Equation

An equation of the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are constants, and a ≠ 0.

Square Root Property

A principle that relates the square of a number to its square root, often used to solve equations.

Square Root Property

A principle that states if \(x^2 = n\), then \(x\) is equal to the positive or negative square root of \(n\).