Why Do Negative Externalities Like Pollution Result in Inefficiency

question 100

Multiple Choice

Why do negative externalities like pollution result in inefficiency?

• A) Because producers artificially restrict their supply.
• B) Because producers ignore the external costs they impose on third-parties.
• C) Because producers manufacture more goods than people can afford to buy.
• D) Because producers will receive an unequal distribution of profits.

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A vitamin that dissolves in fats, crucial for creating proteins needed for clotting blood and metabolizing bones.