24 22 18 16 Price 120 160 O 120 units O 40 units O0 units O160 units Social cost (pavate cost and extemal cost) Supply (pavate cost) Demand (pavate value) Quantity The graph shows the market for a chemical that produces a negative externality. The socially optimal quantity is
24 22 18 16 Price 120 160 O 120 units O 40 units O0 units O160 units Social cost (pavate cost and extemal cost) Supply (pavate cost) Demand (pavate value) Quantity The graph shows the market for a chemical that produces a negative externality. The socially optimal quantity is
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22
18
16
6
Price
O 120 units
40 units
0 units
120
O160 units
160
Social cost (pavate cost
and extemal cost)
The graph shows the market for a chemical that produces a negative externality. The socially optimal quantity is
Supply
(private cost)
Demand
(pavate value)
Quantity
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