Scenario 10-1 The Demand Curve for Gasoline Slopes Downward and the Supply

question 39

Multiple Choice

Scenario 10-1
The demand curve for gasoline slopes downward and the supply curve for gasoline slopes upward. The production of the 400th gallon of gasoline entails the following:
a private cost of $2.83;
a social cost of $3.12;
a value to consumers of $3.23.
-Refer to Scenario 10-1. The production of the 400th gallon of gasoline entails an

• A)external cost of $0.11.
• B)external cost of $0.29.
• C)external benefit of $0.11.
• D)external benefit of $0.29.

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