A situation in which a benefit or a cost associated with an economic activity spills over to third parties is called

A) a public good.
B) a merit good.
C) an externality.
D) the free-rider problem.

C

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A) Panel A B) Panel B C) Panel C D) Panel D

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Market power guarantees profit

A) True, which is why firm's locate as far away from each other as possible. B) False, market power guarantees price greater than marginal cost. C) True, market power guarantees price greater than average cost. D) False, market power guarantees price equal to average cost.

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