Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter10: Externalities
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The following table shows the private value, private cost, and external cost for various quantities of output in a market.
Table 2
Quantity |
Private Value |
Private Cost |
External Cost |
1 |
$14 |
$10 |
$2 |
2 |
13 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
15 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
16 |
2 |
I need your help in the following question according to th etable above:
Refer to Table 2. Which of the following statements is correct?
a-A tax of $4 per unit would enable this market to move from the equilibrium quantity of output to the socially optimal level of output.
b-If the external benefit per unit of output were $0 instead of $2, then the socially efficient quantity of output would be 4 units.
c-Taking the external cost into account, total surplus declines when the 3rd unit of output is produced and consumed.
d-The market for flu shots is a market to which the concepts in this table apply very well.
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