If a producer must pay the cost of his or her pollution because property rights have been assigned, then
A) pollution will be completely eliminated.
B) the supply curve will shift rightward as the new costs are added.
C) the supply curve will shift leftward as the new costs are added.
D) consumers will now consume more of the good because the external costs are reduced.
E) there is no longer any marginal benefit from the good or service being produced.
C
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All of the following illustrate how government can correct for positive externalities EXCEPT
A) subsidies. B) regulation. C) government financing and production. D) charging effluent fees.
The aggregate supply curve indicates the:
a. relationship between prices and the aggregate quantity of goods and services purchased by consumers, investors, governments, and foreigners (net exports). b. relationship between prices and the natural rate of unemployment. c. relationship between the real wage rate and the quantity of labor supplied by households. d. quantity of goods and services producers will supply at different price levels.