A coal-fired power plant emits sulfur dioxide while producing electricity.  If the damage of the sulfur dioxide emissions is not part of the market for electricity, the equilibrium quantity of electricity will be too  and the equilibrium price of electricity will be too  to be allocatively efficient.   a low; low b low; high c high; high d high; low

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A coal-fired power plant emits sulfur dioxide while producing electricity.  If the damage of the sulfur dioxide emissions is not part of the market for electricity, the equilibrium quantity of electricity will be too  and the equilibrium price of electricity will be too  to be allocatively efficient.
 
a
low; low
b
low; high
c
high; high
d
high; low
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