An appropriate government policy toward negative externalities is to

a. subsidize the activity that creates the negative externality.
b. impose a tax or fine on the activity that creates the negative externality.
c. pay money to the party that creates the negative externality.
d. impose a tax on recipients of the negative externality.

b

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A) increases; increases B) decreases; decreases C) increases; decreases D) decreases; increases E) does not change; increases

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Like a perfect competitor, a monopolistic competitor:

a. produces where price equals marginal cost. b. produces a homogeneous product. c. earns zero economic profit in the long run. d. earns zero economic profit in the short run.

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