Father says, "Earn a B-average on your next report card and I'll help you buy a car." An economist would say that this parent is providing his child a(n)

A) study disincentive.
B) reason to slack off and not worry about her grades.
C) bribe.
D) incentive.

Answer: D

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A) an unregulated competitive market produces an efficient output. B) the industry's supply curve includes the extra cost of pollution. C) at the unregulated, competitive market equilibrium quantity, marginal social cost is greater than the equilibrium price. D) at the unregulated, competitive market equilibrium quantity, marginal social benefit and marginal social cost are equal. E) at the unregulated, competitive market equilibrium quantity, marginal social benefit is less than the equilibrium price.

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