Suppose that the marginal benefit of an activity is less than the marginal cost, then:

A. the net benefit would be increased by reducing the amount of the activity.

B. the net benefit would be decreased by reducing the amount of the activity.

C. the net benefit would be increased by increasing the amount of the activity.

D. there can be no marginal improvement by changing the amount of the activity.


A. the net benefit would be increased by reducing the amount of the activity.

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