If Society Is Experiencing a Net Social Cost from the Production

question 177

Multiple Choice

If society is experiencing a net social cost from the production of a good, this implies that

• A)the socially optimal level of output is being produced and society is willing to accept the costs that result.
• B)producers would rather produce the output at which marginal social cost equals the demand for the good.
• C)negative externalities are involved in the production of this good.
• D)positive externalities must be involved in the production of this good.

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