Use the Following to Answer Question

question 55

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
Figure: Correcting for Market Failure
-(Figure: Correcting for Market Failure) Use Figure: Correcting for Market Failure.There is an external cost in the market illustrated in the figure,and the two upward-sloping lines reflect private and social marginal costs.If the government forces the private-sector firms to internalize any external costs:

• A)the supply curve shifts to the right,from S₂ to S₁.
• B)the supply curve shifts to the left,from S₁ to S₂.
• C)the supply curve is unaffected.
• D)price per unit decreases.

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