SCENARIO: Greater consumption of alcohol leads to more motor vehicle accidents and, thus, imposes costs on people who do not drink and drive. (1) The type of market failure represented by the scenario is a/an (2) The market fails in this scenario because (3) Solution to the market failure is (4) The equilibrium quantity is (5) The private benefit curve is (6) The private cost curve is (7) The Efficient output is found where the ♦ the socially efficient quantity. ♦ → ♦ ◆

SCENARIO: Greater consumption of alcohol leads to more motor vehicle accidents and, thus, imposes costs on people who do not drink and drive. (1) The type of market failure represented by the scenario is a/an (2) The market fails in this scenario because (3) Solution to the market failure is (4) The equilibrium quantity is (5) The private benefit curve is (6) The private cost curve is (7) The Efficient output is found where the ♦ the socially efficient quantity. ♦ → ♦ ◆

Microeconomics A Contemporary Intro

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ISBN:9781285635101

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Chapter17: Externalities And The Environment

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