If the cost of the negative pollution externality was added to the marginal cost of production, the true cost curve would be
A. above the marginal cost curve for production only.
B. vertical.
C. steeper than the marginal cost curve for production only.
D. to the right of the marginal cost curve for production only.
Answer: A
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