Consider Two Goods--One That Generates External Benefits and Another That

question 70

Multiple Choice

Consider two goods--one that generates external benefits and another that generates external costs. A competitive market economy would tend to produce

• A) too much of both goods.
• B) too little of both goods.
• C) too much of the good that generates external benefits and too little of the good that generates external costs.
• D) too little of the good that generates external benefits and too much of the good that generates external costs.

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Definitions:

Profit Maximizing

The process of making business decisions that result in the highest possible profit, by adjusting production levels, prices, and other variables.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, resulting in market balance.

Profit

The financial gain that results when the revenues generated from business activities exceed the expenses, taxes, and costs incurred.

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, where all entities have little to no power to influence prices or market conditions.