If the demand curve fails to capture all of the benefits of consumption, then the:

A. the equilibrium price will be inefficiently high.
B. the equilibrium price will be inefficiently low.
C. equilibrium price will be efficient but the equilibrium quantity will be inefficiently large.
D. government needs to impose regulations that require more consumption.


Answer: B

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