Oscar Owns a Meat Processing Plant Whose Unpleasant Odors Waft

question 234

Multiple Choice

Oscar owns a meat processing plant whose unpleasant odors waft across the city.Because the production of processed meat provides a negative externality to the community, the government should:

• A)impose a tax on Oscar's production of processed meat, since the market quantity is less than the socially optimal quantity.
• B)subsidize Oscar's production of processed meat, since the market quantity is greater than the socially optimal quantity.
• C)subsidize Oscar's production of processed meat, since the market quantity is less than the socially optimal quantity.
• D)impose a tax on Oscar's production of processed meat, since the market quantity is greater than the socially optimal quantity.

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