Consider the Production of a Private Good,such as a Car,and

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Multiple Choice

Consider the production of a private good,such as a car,and a common-resource good,such as fish.What do the markets for these two goods have in common?

• A) The quantity of output produced is inefficiently low.
• B) The quantity of output produced is inefficiently high.
• C) Both create a positive externality.
• D) Both markets are likely to arrive at the social optimum without government intervention.
• E) The price of both goods is inefficiently high.

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