At the Market Output and Price for a Good Whose

question 85

Multiple Choice

At the market output and price for a good whose production causes pollution,_____

• A)the marginal social cost of production is negative.
• B)the marginal social cost of production exceeds the marginal social benefit of production.
• C)the marginal private cost of production equals the marginal private benefit of production.
• D)the marginal social benefit of production equals the marginal social cost of production.
• E)the marginal social benefit of production exceeds the marginal private cost of production.

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