An externality occurs when ________
A) the quantity demanded of a good exceeds the quantity supplied
B) the quantity supplied of a good exceeds the quantity demanded
C) the government regulates production and consumption decisions
D) an economic activity affects third parties not engaged in the activity
D
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The use of sensitivity analysis will generally result in
A) the calculation of a certainty equivalent NPV. B) the calculation of a best case, a base case and a worst case. C) the calculation of the coefficient of variation. D) the calculation of the probability of the maximum profit.
Adam Smith, in his book, The Wealth of Nations, advocated:
a. socialism. b. an economy guided by an "invisible hand." c. government control of the "invisible hand." d. the adoption of mercantilism.