Whether or not production is accompanied by an externality, a social planner who aims to maximize social surplus will always produce (assuming he does produce) where marginal social cost is equal to marginal social benefit.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Rationale: Additional social surplus is produced by one more output so long as SMC lies below SMB.
Economics
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A) 8%. B) 6%. C) 14%. D) 2%.
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The imposition of a quota ________ domestic production, ________ imports, and ________ domestic purchases
A) decreases; increases; decreases B) increases; decreases; increases C) increases; decreases; decreases D) decreases; decreases; decreases E) increases; increases; increases
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