When Production of a Good Provides External Benefits, There Will

question 167

Multiple Choice

When production of a good provides external benefits, there will be

• A) too few resources devoted to its production.
• B) too many resources devoted to its production.
• C) the optimal amount of resources devoted to its production.
• D) abnormally high profits earned by producers of the good.

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