If You Were to Ask U

question 53

Multiple Choice

If you were to ask U.S. college students what comes to mind when they think of global warming, the least likely image would probably be

• A)polar bears
• B)melting glaciers
• C)floods in other parts of the world
• D)dead trees in their neighborhoods

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Definitions:

Marginal Social Cost

The cost to society of producing one additional unit of a good, including both the cost to the producer and any costs to others from that production.

Marginal Social Benefit

The additional benefit to society resulting from the production or consumption of one more unit of a good or service.

Pollution

The contamination of the natural environment by harmful substances or energies, often resulting from human activities.

Efficient

The condition in which resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society or achieves an optimal outcome where no one can be made better off without making someone else worse off.