When you consume good Q, not only do you benefit form consuming the good but other people benefit from your consumption as well, if firms produce good Q where P = MC, firms will be producing ?
Correct answer: A. less than the efficient level of output
- A. less than the efficient level of output
- B. more than the efficient level of output
- C. so that consumer surplus is zero
- D. the efficient level of output
Explanation
Because consumption creates benefits for others, social benefit exceeds the consumer's private benefit. With firms producing where price equals private marginal cost, the market output is below the socially efficient level.
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