If a Production Process Creates Pollution,a Competitive Market Produces Excessive

question 1

Multiple Choice

If a production process creates pollution,a competitive market produces excessive pollution because

• A) private marginal cost of pollution exceeds its social marginal cost.
• B) social marginal cost of pollution exceeds its private marginal cost.
• C) the marginal benefit of pollution to the firm is zero.
• D) zero pollution is optimal.

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