Question 1

Figure 10-19 
-Refer to Figure 10-19. Which of the following decreases as the quantity of the good is increased?

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A)  the private cost of the good
B)  the social cost of the good
C)  the private value of the good
D)  the external benefit of the goodE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Figure 10-19 
-Refer to Figure 10-19. Note that the lines labeled "Demand" and "Social Value"are parallel. Also, the slopes of the lines on the graph reflect the following facts: (1)  Private value and social value decrease by $1.00 with each additional unit of the good that is consumed, and (2)  private cost increases by $1.40 with each additional unit of the good that is produced. Thus, when the 59th unit of the good is produced and consumed, social well-being increases by

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A)  $28.00.
B)  $31.40.
C)  $33.60.
D)  $36.00.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Assume that your roommate is very messy. According to campus policy, you have a right to live in an uncluttered apartment. Suppose she gets an $80 benefit from being messy but imposes a $60 cost on you. The Coase theorem would suggest that an efficient solution would be for your roommate to

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A)  stop her messy habits or else move out.
B)  pay you at least $60 but less than $80 to live with the clutter.
C)  continue to be messy and force you to move out.
D)  demand payment of at least $60 but no more than $80 to clean up after herself.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

A positive externality will cause a market to produce

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A)  more than is socially desirable.
B)  less than is socially desirable.
C)  the socially optimal equilibrium amount.
D)  more than the same market would produce in the presence of a negative externality.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Figure 10-10 
-Refer to Figure 10-10. An increase in output from 120 units to 160 units would

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A)  move the market from a socially efficient outcome to a socially inefficient outcome.
B)  increase the external cost per unit of output.
C)  increase total economic well-being.
D)  be an action of which a benevolent social planner would approve.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

To enhance the well-being of society, a social planner will encourage firms to increase production when

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A)  the firms are producing basic goods.
B)  there is a shortage in the market.
C)  technology spillovers are associated with production.
D)  negative externalities "spill over" into production.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Figure 10-13. On the graph, Q represents the quantity of plastics and P represents the price of plastics. 
-Refer to Figure 10-13. In order to reach the social optimum, the government could

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A)  impose a tax of $2 per unit on plastics.
B)  impose a tax of $6 per unit on plastics.
C)  impose a tax of $8 per unit on plastics.
D)  offer a subsidy of $6 per unit on plastics.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Markets sometimes fail to allocate resources efficiently.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Coase theorem asserts that private economic actors can solve the problem of externalities among themselves, without government intervention, regardless of whether those actors incur significant costs in reaching and enforcing an agreement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If the social value of producing a good is always higher than the private value of producing it, then there is a

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A)  negative externality associated with the production of the good, and the market equilibrium quantity of the good is less than the socially optimal quantity.
B)  negative externality associated with the production of the good, and the socially optimal quantity of the good is less than the market equilibrium quantity.
C)  positive externality associated with the production of the good, and the market equilibrium quantity of the good is less than the socially optimal quantity.
D)  positive externality associated with the production of the good, and the socially optimal quantity of the good is less than the market equilibrium quantity.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

In summarizing the research on the externalities associated with driving cars, a 2007 Journal of Economic Literature article concluded that the optimal corrective tax on gasoline in the United States, in 2015 dollars, would be about

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A)  $0.50 per gallon.
B)  $0.90 per gallon.
C)  $2.58 per gallon.
D)  $2.78 per gallon.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

In terms of their economic effects, which of the following policies toward pollution are most similar to one another?

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A)  regulation and corrective taxes
B)  regulation and tradable pollution permits
C)  corrective taxes and tradable pollution permits
D)  All of these policies produce the same economic effects.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Negative externalities lead markets to produce a smaller quantity of a good than is socially desirable, while positive externalities lead markets to produce a larger quantity of a good than is socially desirable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Suppose the government levies a corrective tax on firms that pollute in order to limit the quantity of pollution. Under this policy, does the demand curve for pollution rights determine the quantity of pollution, or does it determine the price of pollution?

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Question 15

Describe the circumstances under which it would be better for the government to sell pollution permits than to levy a corrective tax.

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When the governmental authority (e.g., E...

Question 16

In class action lawsuits, interested parties to the lawsuit are not required to pay attorney fees directly. This is an example of an attempt to

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A)  maximize attorney fees.
B)  reduce the incentive of attorneys to file class action lawsuits.
C)  reduce the transaction costs of finding a private solution to an externality.
D)  regulate attorney fees.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

A corrective tax places a price on the right to pollute.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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-Refer to Figure 10-4. If all external costs were internalized, then the market's equilibrium output would be

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A)  Q1.
B)  Q2.
C)  Q3.
D)  Q4.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Figure 10-9   
-Refer to Figure 10-9, Panel (c) . The market equilibrium quantity is

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A)  Q4, which is the socially optimal quantity.
B)  Q5, which is the socially optimal quantity.
C)  Q4, and the socially optimal quantity is Q5.
D)  Q5, and the socially optimal quantity is Q4.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

An optimal tax on pollution would result in which of the following?

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A)  Producers will choose not to produce any pollution.
B)  Producers will internalize the cost of the pollution.
C)  Producers will maximize production.
D)  The value to consumers at market equilibrium will exceed the social cost of production.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 10: Externalities

An optimal tax on pollution would result in which of the following?

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To enhance the well-being of society, a social planner will encourage firms to increase production when

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Figure 10-10 -Refer to Figure 10-10. An increase in output from 120 units to 160 units would

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Figure 10-13. On the graph, Q represents the quantity of plastics and P represents the price of plastics. -Refer to Figure 10-13. In order to reach the social optimum, the government could

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Figure 10-4 -Refer to Figure 10-4. If all external costs were internalized, then the market's equilibrium output would be

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A corrective tax places a price on the right to pollute.

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In terms of their economic effects, which of the following policies toward pollution are most similar to one another?

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Describe the circumstances under which it would be better for the government to sell pollution permits than to levy a corrective tax.

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When the governmental authority (e.g., E...
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A positive externality will cause a market to produce

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In class action lawsuits, interested parties to the lawsuit are not required to pay attorney fees directly. This is an example of an attempt to

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Markets sometimes fail to allocate resources efficiently.

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The Coase theorem asserts that private economic actors can solve the problem of externalities among themselves, without government intervention, regardless of whether those actors incur significant costs in reaching and enforcing an agreement.

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Assume that your roommate is very messy. According to campus policy, you have a right to live in an uncluttered apartment. Suppose she gets an $80 benefit from being messy but imposes a $60 cost on you. The Coase theorem would suggest that an efficient solution would be for your roommate to

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Suppose the government levies a corrective tax on firms that pollute in order to limit the quantity of pollution. Under this policy, does the demand curve for pollution rights determine the quantity of pollution, or does it determine the price of pollution?

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Figure 10-9 -Refer to Figure 10-9, Panel (c) . The market equilibrium quantity is

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Negative externalities lead markets to produce a smaller quantity of a good than is socially desirable, while positive externalities lead markets to produce a larger quantity of a good than is socially desirable.

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If the social value of producing a good is always higher than the private value of producing it, then there is a

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In summarizing the research on the externalities associated with driving cars, a 2007 Journal of Economic Literature article concluded that the optimal corrective tax on gasoline in the United States, in 2015 dollars, would be about

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Figure 10-19 -Refer to Figure 10-19. Which of the following decreases as the quantity of the good is increased?

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Exam 10: Externalities

An optimal tax on pollution would result in which of the following?

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To enhance the well-being of society, a social planner will encourage firms to increase production when

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Figure 10-10 -Refer to Figure 10-10. An increase in output from 120 units to 160 units would

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Figure 10-13. On the graph, Q represents the quantity of plastics and P represents the price of plastics. -Refer to Figure 10-13. In order to reach the social optimum, the government could

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Figure 10-4 -Refer to Figure 10-4. If all external costs were internalized, then the market's equilibrium output would be

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A corrective tax places a price on the right to pollute.

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In terms of their economic effects, which of the following policies toward pollution are most similar to one another?

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Describe the circumstances under which it would be better for the government to sell pollution permits than to levy a corrective tax.

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A positive externality will cause a market to produce

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In class action lawsuits, interested parties to the lawsuit are not required to pay attorney fees directly. This is an example of an attempt to

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Markets sometimes fail to allocate resources efficiently.

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The Coase theorem asserts that private economic actors can solve the problem of externalities among themselves, without government intervention, regardless of whether those actors incur significant costs in reaching and enforcing an agreement.

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Assume that your roommate is very messy. According to campus policy, you have a right to live in an uncluttered apartment. Suppose she gets an $80 benefit from being messy but imposes a $60 cost on you. The Coase theorem would suggest that an efficient solution would be for your roommate to

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Suppose the government levies a corrective tax on firms that pollute in order to limit the quantity of pollution. Under this policy, does the demand curve for pollution rights determine the quantity of pollution, or does it determine the price of pollution?

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Figure 10-9 -Refer to Figure 10-9, Panel (c) . The market equilibrium quantity is

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Negative externalities lead markets to produce a smaller quantity of a good than is socially desirable, while positive externalities lead markets to produce a larger quantity of a good than is socially desirable.

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If the social value of producing a good is always higher than the private value of producing it, then there is a

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In summarizing the research on the externalities associated with driving cars, a 2007 Journal of Economic Literature article concluded that the optimal corrective tax on gasoline in the United States, in 2015 dollars, would be about

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Figure 10-19 -Refer to Figure 10-19. Which of the following decreases as the quantity of the good is increased?

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