Which of the following is an example of a negative externality?
A) There is an increase in injuries to pedestrians caused by accidents resulting from electronic billboards distracting drivers.
B) The opening of a new shopping mall increases the business of nearby restaurants.
C) A consumer pays a higher price than another consumer does for the same product.
D) Consumers pay a sales tax in addition to the price of a product.
Answer: A
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What will be an ideal response?
Quotas redistribute income from consumers to domestic producers
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A perfectly competitive employer of an input will maximize profits from the employment of the input by equating:
a. the value of the marginal product of the input with the price of the output. b. the marginal product of the last unit of the input employed with the input price. c. the input price with the price of the product produced. d. the marginal revenue product of the input with the input price. e. the marginal product of the last unit of the input employed with the price of the product produced.
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