A Private Good Is Characterized by Excludability and Depletability

question 202

True/False

A private good is characterized by excludability and depletability.

Understand the concept of externalities and how they affect social costs and benefits.

Calculate the social cost of producing goods in the presence of external costs.

Evaluate the effects of externalities on the efficiency of the market outcomes.

Identify and justify the use of taxes or subsidies to achieve social optimum.

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Definitions:

Utility

The total satisfaction or benefit that a consumer receives from consuming a good or service.

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Utility

The total satisfaction or benefit received from consuming a good or service.

Place Utility

The value added to products by having them available at the location where they are needed or desired by consumers.