A Pigouvian Tax Can Lead to the Efficient Level of Production

question 68

Multiple Choice

A Pigouvian tax can lead to the efficient level of production and consumption of:

• A)a public good.
• B)a common resource.
• C)an artificially scarce good.
• D)no goods, since all taxes create inefficiency.

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