If There Is an External Cost from Making Paper, an Unregulated

question 11

Multiple Choice

If there is an external cost from making paper, an unregulated competitive market produces

• A) less than the efficient quantity.
• B) the efficient quantity.
• C) more than the efficient quantity.
• D) a quantity that could be greater than, the same as, or less than the efficient amount.

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