If Production of an Item Results in Negative External Costs

question 160

Multiple Choice

If production of an item results in negative external costs, then

• A) the market price is below the socially preferred price that reflects the external costs.
• B) the market price is above the socially preferred price that reflects the external costs.
• C) market forces will always correct the problem.
• D) the market quantity is too low from society's point of view.

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Definitions:

Human Resource Management

A strategic approach to the effective management of people in an organization, focusing on policies and systems to maximize employee performance.

Technical

Relates to the skills, equipment, and processes required to design, manufacture, or operate products or services.

Sustainability

The ability to maintain or improve resources or processes in a way that does not deplete the underlying environmental, social, or economic systems.

Depleting Resources

Natural resources that are diminishing due to usage or exploitation faster than they are replenished.