If Antibiotic Users Get All the Benefits of Antibiotics but Do

question 239

Multiple Choice

If antibiotic users get all the benefits of antibiotics but do not bear all of the costs, the social marginal cost of antibiotic use at the market equilibrium will be:

• A) higher than the marginal cost to antibiotic sellers.
• B) less than the marginal cost to antibiotic sellers.
• C) higher than the marginal benefit to the antibiotic buyers.
• D) less than the marginal benefit to the antibiotic buyers.

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Definitions:

Cyclopentanol

An organic compound characterized by a five-membered ring structure bonded to a hydroxyl group, used in various chemical syntheses.

Cyclopentane

A ring-shaped hydrocarbon with a molecular formula C5H10, characteristic of saturated cyclic compounds.

Pyridine

A basic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, resembling benzene but with one CH group replaced by a nitrogen atom.

Thionyl Chloride

A reactive chemical compound used widely in organic synthesis to convert carboxylic acids into acyl chlorides.