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Gaurang Sharma
on Oct 26, 2024
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If the marginal social benefit received from a good is greater than the marginal social cost of production:
A) an increase in production will improve society's well-being.
B) a decrease in production will improve society's well-being.
C) no change in production can improve society's well-being.
D) the market is producing too much of the good.
Marginal Social Benefit
The additional benefit to society from consuming or producing one more unit of a good or service.
Marginal Social Cost
Marginal social cost is the total cost to society of producing one additional unit of a good or service, including both private costs and any externalities.
- Assess the government's actions in distributing public goods and regulating common resources with the aim of maximizing social welfare.
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Learning Objectives
- Assess the government's actions in distributing public goods and regulating common resources with the aim of maximizing social welfare.
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