The marginal private cost of a chemical is $100 per ton and its marginal external cost is $20 per ton. What is the marginal social cost of the chemical?
What will be an ideal response?
Marginal social cost equals marginal private cost plus marginal external cost. So the marginal social cost of the chemical is $100 + $20 = $120 per ton.
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