Private Markets Fail to Account for Externalities Because

question 155

Multiple Choice

Private markets fail to account for externalities because

• A)externalities don't occur in private markets.
• B)sellers include costs associated with externalities in the price of their product.
• C)decisionmakers in the market fail to include the costs of their behavior to third parties.
• D)the government cannot easily estimate the optimal quantity of pollution.

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Definitions:

Lower-Of-Cost

An accounting method that values inventory at the lower of its historical cost or current market value.

Market Basis

Market Basis refers to the approach of valuing assets or securities at their current market prices instead of their cost prices or intrinsic values.

Inventory Valuation

The process of determining the monetary amount associated with the inventory at hand, often using methods such as FIFO, LIFO, or weighted average cost.

Market Decline

A decrease in stock prices or the value of a particular market segment, often signaling a period of investor pessimism or economic downturn.