When the private costs and the social costs are NOT the same, there is a(n)

A) externality.
B) internality.
C) public good.
D) monopoly.


A

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Tommy's Teddy Bears incurs $300,000 per year in explicit costs and $50,000 in implicit costs. The shop earns $600,000 in revenues and has $1.1 million in net worth. Based on this information, what is accounting profit for Tommy's Teddy Bears?

A) $250,000 B) $300,000 C) $500,000 D) $1.35 million

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Demand is said to be ___________ when the quantity demanded is very responsive to changes in price.

a. elastic b. unit elastic c. inelastic d. independent

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