Consumption of a Common Resource Is Inefficiently Too Because the Marginal

question 33

Multiple Choice

Consumption of a common resource is inefficiently too because the marginal social cost of the resource is than the private marginal cost.

• A)low; greater
• B)low; less
• C)high; greater
• D)high; less

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