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Transcribed Image Text:5. The effect of external costs on the efficient level
Consider the market for bolts. Suppose that a hardware factory dumps toxic waste into a nearby river, creating a negative externality for those living
downstream from the factory. Producing an additional ton of bolts imposes a constant external cost of $210 per ton. The following graph shows the
demand (private value) curve and the supply (private cost) curve for bolts.
Use the purple points (diamond symbol) to plot the social cost curve when the external cost is $210 per ton.
PRICE (Dollars per ton of bolts)
600
540
480
420
360
300
240
150
120
60
0
0
1
n
L
G
3
5
QUANTITY (Tons of bolts)
0
6
Supply
(Private Cost)
Demand
(Private Value)
Social Cost

Transcribed Image Text:Use the purple points (diamond symbol) to plot the social cost curve when the external cost is $210 per ton.
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PRICE (Dollars per ton of bolts)
8 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
600
540
480
420
360
300
240
180
120
60
0
0
O
1
2
M
"
5
QUANTITY (Tons of bolts)
D
6
Supply
(Private Cost)
Demand
(Private Value)
Social Cost
The market equilibrium quantity is tons of bolts, but the socially optimal quantity of boit production is
tons.
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