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If the Marginal Social Benefit of Consuming a Product Exceeds

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If the marginal social benefit of consuming a product exceeds the marginal social cost of producing it, social welfare is


A) increased by reducing output
B) decreased by expanding output
C) unchanged by expanding or reducing output
D) increased by expanding output
E) maximized

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