An Externality Refers to Economic Events Outside a Market

question 125

True/False

An externality refers to economic events outside a market.

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Definitions:

Inelastic Portion

A segment of the demand curve where consumers are less sensitive to price changes, implying that the quantity demanded changes only slightly in response to large changes in price.

Elastic Portion

The segment of a demand or supply curve where a change in price leads to a more than proportional change in quantity demanded or supplied.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost of producing one more unit changes as production levels change.

MR Curve

Stands for Marginal Revenue Curve, which shows how the revenue changes with the sale of one additional unit of a product.