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Scenario 10-4
The demand curve for fire extinguishers slopes downward and the supply curve for fire extinguishers slopes upward. The production of the 500th fire extinguisher entails the following:
• a private cost of $10;
• an external cost of $0;
• a private value of $9;
• an external benefit of $3.
-Refer to Scenario 10-4. Is the socially-optimal quantity of fire extinguishers less than, equal to, or greater than 500? Explain.
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The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar, but not identical, to the original conditioned stimulus.
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