If Either the Production or Consumption of a Good Generates

question 121

Multiple Choice

If either the production or consumption of a good generates an external cost, then the:

• A)social demand curve will lie to the right of the private demand curve.
• B)social marginal cost curve will lie to the right of the private marginal cost curve.
• C)social marginal cost curve will lie to the left of the private marginal cost curve.
• D)social demand for the good will equal zero.

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