The Private Marginal Benefit for Commodity X Is Given by 15

question 20

Essay

The private marginal benefit for commodity X is given by 15 - X, where X is the number of units consumed. The private marginal cost of producing X is constant at zero. Each unit of X imposes an external cost of 10 on society. In the absence of any government intervention, how much X is produced? What is the gain to society involved in moving from the inefficient to the efficient level of production?

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