If the Marginal Benefit Received from a Good Is Greater

question 229

Multiple Choice

If the marginal benefit received from a good is greater than the marginal social cost of production, then:

• A)society's well-being can be improved if production increases.
• B)society's well-being can be improved if production decreases.
• C)society's well-being cannot be improved by changing production.
• D)the market is producing too much of the good.

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