If there are positive externalities associated with the consumption of a good or service:
A. consumers will be willing to pay for all these benefits in private markets.
B. the private demand curve will underestimate the true demand curve.
C. the market demand curve will be the vertical summation of the individual demand costs.
D. the private demand curve will overestimate the true demand curve.
Answer: B
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