For a Product with an External Cost,the Supply Curve

question 300

Multiple Choice

For a product with an external cost,the supply curve

• A) represents the various quantities people can buy.
• B) is the same as the marginal private cost curve.
• C) is the same as the marginal social cost curve.
• D) is the same as the marginal external cost curve.
• E) is undefined.

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