The marginal cost of producing a good to society is the:

A. vertical sum of the demand curve and the marginal cost of polluting.
B. horizontal sum of the supply curve and the marginal cost of polluting.
C. horizontal sum of the demand curve and the marginal cost of polluting.
D. vertical sum of the supply curve and the marginal cost of polluting.


Answer: D

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