39) A student wrote: "A production quota is inefficient because it results in overproduction. At the quota quantity, marginal social cost is equal to the market price and marginal social benefit is less than the market price, so marginal social cost exceeds marginal social benefit." If you were the instructor, how would you correct this statement?

39) A student wrote: "A production quota is inefficient because it results in overproduction. At the quota quantity, marginal social cost is equal to the market price and marginal social benefit is less than the market price, so marginal social cost exceeds marginal social benefit." If you were the instructor, how would you correct this statement?

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