If the social benefit is greater than the private benefit in a particular market, then the socially optimal equilibrium will be at a quantity:
A. greater than the private level.
B. equal to the private level.
C. less than the private level.
D. greater than or less than the private level, depending on the size of the external costs.
A. greater than the private level.
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