Private Markets Fail to Reach a Socially Optimal Equilibrium When

question 311

Multiple Choice

Private markets fail to reach a socially optimal equilibrium when negative externalities are present because

• A)social costs equal private costs at the private market solution.
• B)private costs exceed social costs at the private market solution.
• C)social costs exceed private costs at the private market solution.
• D)they internalize externalities.

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