If Negative Externalities Are Generated in the Production of a Good

question 80

Multiple Choice

If negative externalities are generated in the production of a good, then society will:

• A)produce too much of the good because the private cost of production is greater than the social cost of production.
• B)produce too little of the good because the private cost of production is less than the social cost of production.
• C)produce too much of the good because the private cost of production is less than the social cost of production.
• D)produce too little of the good because the private cost of production is greater than the social cost of production.
• E)produce too little of the good because the private cost of production is less than the private benefit from the good.

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