In Drilling a New Oil Well in an Existing Oil

question 13

Multiple Choice

In drilling a new oil well in an existing oil field,the fact that output on existing wells is reduced means that:

• A)existing wells have negatively sloped MC curves.
• B)existing wells and new wells are owned by different people.
• C)existing wells and new wells are owned by the same people.
• D)there is a discrepancy between private and social marginal costs.

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