How Does Decision Making Under Profit-Maximization Compare with Benefit-Cost Analysis

Multiple Choice

How does decision making under profit-maximization compare with benefit-cost analysis?

A) Benefit-cost analysis is more comprehensive than profit-maximization since it includes the value of consumer surplus.
B) Even in the presence of externalities,profit-maximization leads to efficient outcomes,while benefit-cost analysis does not.
C) Profit maximization internalizes the cost of externalities unlike benefit-cost analysis.
D) A public program should be implemented on the basis of profit-maximization principles and not benefit-cost analysis.
E) With profit-maximization the benefits and costs from a program are usually overstated.