мса 3 Consider a competitive market in which units of output are produced at a total private cost (TPC) described by the equation TPC = 50 + 200. The production of these units of output also generates a total externality cost (TEC) described by the equation TEC = 302. The marginal private benefits that consumers attach to additional units of output are shown by the (inverse) market demand curve P = 100 - 20. From this information we can deduce that the socially efficient output level is: A Q = 8 В Q = 20 C Q = 25 Q = 10 E I do not want to answer this question. F Q = 80

мса 3 Consider a competitive market in which units of output are produced at a total private cost (TPC) described by the equation TPC = 50 + 200. The production of these units of output also generates a total externality cost (TEC) described by the equation TEC = 302. The marginal private benefits that consumers attach to additional units of output are shown by the (inverse) market demand curve P = 100 - 20. From this information we can deduce that the socially efficient output level is: A Q = 8 В Q = 20 C Q = 25 Q = 10 E I do not want to answer this question. F Q = 80

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