Multiple Choice
Pollution may be the best example of a negative externality. A negative externality is:
A) any cost in excess of economic cost.
B) equal to the social cost plus the firm's private cost.
C) an activity whose side effects harm bystanders.
D) equal to the opportunity cost minus the social costs.
Correct Answer:
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