Pollution-Generating Companies Tend to Overproduce Because

question 52

Multiple Choice

Pollution-generating companies tend to overproduce because

• A) consumers want something as compensation for the pollution.
• B) the supply curve of the firm incorporates only the private costs of production.
• C) the private costs exceed the social costs.
• D) consumers pay for waste disposal in the price of the product.
• E) they have extra profits to spend on advertising.

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