Category: Market

Which best describes consumer surplus ?

A. The price consumers are willing to pray for a unit
B. The cost of providing a unit
C. The profits made by a firm
D. The difference the price a consumer pays for an item and the price he/she is willing to pay

With a positive externality ?

A. There is under-consumption in the free market
B. There is over consumption in the free market
C. The government may tax to decrease production
D. Society could be made off it less was produced

A positive externality occurs when ?

A. The social marginal costs are higher than the private marginals costs
B. A product is not provided in the free market
C. The social marginal cost equal the social marginal benefit
D. The social marginal benefits are higher than the private marginal benefits