When There Is a Positive Externality

question 143

Multiple Choice

When there is a positive externality,

• A) the private benefit received by consumers is greater than the external benefit.
• B) the social benefit received by consumers is greater than the private benefit.
• C) the private benefit received by consumers is greater than the private cost.
• D) the private benefit received by consumers is greater than the social benefit.

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Definitions:

Ending Retained Earnings

The cumulative amount of a company's earnings not distributed to shareholders as dividends but retained by the company for reinvestment or to pay debt.

Stockholder Investments

Funds or assets that shareholders contribute to a corporation in exchange for ownership interest in the form of stock.

Dividends

Dividends refer to payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders.