When an athletic shoe company is producing a level of output at which price is greater than MC, from society's standpoint the company is producing too

A. Little because society would be willing to give up more alternative goods in order to get additional shoes.
B. Little because society is giving up more to produce additional shoes than the shoes are worth.
C. Much because society is giving up more to produce additional shoes than the shoes are worth.
D. Much because society would be willing to give up more alternative goods in order to get additional shoes.


Answer: A

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