The Social Cost of Cutting Trees for Firewood in a Government

question 7

Multiple Choice

The social cost of cutting trees for firewood in a government forest is

• A) the increased likelihood of flooding as more trees are cut.
• B) the increased likelihood of flooding as more trees are cut plus the private cost of cutting the trees.
• C) the opportunity cost to the individual of cutting the wood.
• D) the marginal costs of cutting the last tree.

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