b) What is the social optimum equilibrium quantity of output? c) How large would a corrective tax need to be to move this market from the equilibrium outcome to the socially optimal outcome? d) (True/False) A tax of $8 per unit would enable this market to move from the equilibrium quantity of output to the socially optimal level of output. e) (True/False) Taking the external cost into account, total surplus declines when the 5th unit of output is produced and consumed. f) (True/False) If the external cost per unit of output were $0 instead of $4, then the socially efficient quantity of output would be 6 units.

b) What is the social optimum equilibrium quantity of output? c) How large would a corrective tax need to be to move this market from the equilibrium outcome to the socially optimal outcome? d) (True/False) A tax of $8 per unit would enable this market to move from the equilibrium quantity of output to the socially optimal level of output. e) (True/False) Taking the external cost into account, total surplus declines when the 5th unit of output is produced and consumed. f) (True/False) If the external cost per unit of output were $0 instead of $4, then the socially efficient quantity of output would be 6 units.

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Chapter17: Externalities And The Environment

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