Explain Positive Externalities

question 20

Essay

Explain positive externalities.

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Definitions:

Equity Method

An accounting technique used by a company to record investments in other companies, where the investment is initially recorded at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post-acquisition change in the investor’s proportion of net assets in the investee.

Investor Corporation

Typically refers to a company whose primary business is holding, investing in, and managing securities for investment purposes.

Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholders from the company's profits or reserves.

Stockholders' Equity

The residual interest in the assets of an entity that remains after deducting its liabilities, representing the owners' share in the corporation.