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If There Are Significant External Costs Associated with the Production

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If there are significant external costs associated with the production of a product, it can be said that the private cost of production to the firm ____ the cost to society associated with this product and output should ____ to move toward the efficient situation.


Definitions:

Income Dividend

A payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits.

Rate of Return

The gain or loss on an investment over a specified period, expressed as a percentage of the investment’s cost.

Portfolio Beta

A measure of the volatility of a portfolio compared to the market as a whole, indicating the expected percentage change in a portfolio's value for a 1% change in the market.

Alpha

A measure of the active return on an investment, gauging how much a portfolio or fund outperforms or underperforms its benchmark index.

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