When Production Generates a Negative Externality, the True Cost of Production

question 113

Multiple Choice

When production generates a negative externality, the true cost of production is the

• A)private cost of production.
• B)public cost of production.
• C)social cost of production.
• D)average cost of production.

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Definitions:

Voluntary Actions

Behaviors or actions undertaken by choice or will without external coercion.

Civil Society

The realm of organized social life that is voluntary, not-for-profit, and outside of the government, which can include NGOs, clubs, and other nonprofit entities.

Democratic System

A form of government in which power is vested in the hands of the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives.

Corporate Capitalism

An economic and social system where corporate organizations, rather than individuals or governments, control the production and distribution of goods and services.