What is marginal social cost?

What will be an ideal response?


Marginal social cost is the total cost to society of producing an additional unit of a good or service. It is equal to the sum of the marginal costs of producing the product and the correctly measured damage costs involved in the process of production.

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A tax that taxes a larger percentage of an individual's income as their income rises is called a _____

a. proportional tax b. progressive tax c. head tax d. regressive tax

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_____ have no decision-making powers but can lose no more than what they have invested

a. Limited partners in a limited partnership b. General partners in a limited partnership c. Senior managers in a joint venture d. Sole proprietors

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One reason dressing well for a job interview may not be an effective signal is

A. a person who has successfully completed a job-training program might be unable to afford a new suit. B. buying a suit takes time away from studying. C. people who are more serious about getting a job will make the investment in a new suit. D. it is costly for a person less interested in the job to buy a new suit.

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Using Figure 1 above, if the aggregate demand curve shifts from AD1 to AD2 the result in the long run would be:

A. P1 and Y2. B. P2 and Y2. C. P3 and Y1. D. P2 and Y3.

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