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Question 1

5 out of 5 points

Figure 5-3

 

 

 

Refer to Figure 5-3. The efficient output level is

 

 

Question 2

5 out of 5 points

Figure 5-3

 

 

 

Refer to Figure 5-3. The deadweight loss due to the externality is represented by the area

 

 

Question 3

5 out of 5 points

Figure 5-15

 

 

Figure 5-15 shows the market for Atlantic salmon, a common resource. The current market equilibrium output of Q1 is not the economically efficient output. The economically efficient output is Q2. 

 

 

Refer to Figure 5-15. The current market equilibrium output is partly the result of overfishing. In that case, what does S2 represent?

 

 

Question 4

5 out of 5 points

A public good is

Correct Answer:  

 a good that is nonrivalrous and nonexcludable.

               

 

Question 5

5 out of 5 points

If the marginal benefit of reducing emissions of some air pollutant is greater than the marginal cost

Correct Answer:  

 further reductions will make society better off.

 

Question 6

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following displays rivalry and excludability in consumption?

 

 

Question 7

5 out of 5 points

Figure 5-2

 

 

Figure 5-2 shows a market with a negative externality.

 

 

Refer to Figure 5-2. The deadweight loss due to the externality is represented by the area

 

 

Question 8

5 out of 5 points

Figure 5-2

 

 

Figure 5-2 shows a market with a negative externality.

 

 

Refer to Figure 5-2. The efficient output level is

 

 

Question 9

5 out of 5 points

An externality is

Correct Answer:  

 a benefit or cost experienced by someone who is not a producer or consumer of a good or service.

 

Question 10

5 out of 5 points

If the paint on your house was eaten away by the fumes from a factory nearby and you hired a lawyer to sue the polluting firm, your legal fees would be considered