The supply and demand conditions facing a firm that makes widgets and generates a negative externality by dumping a highly toxic sludge in a nearby river is given in the table below. The equilibrium price and quantity when social costs are taken into account are
A. Price = $55, Quantity = 30
B. Price = $40, Quantity = 55
C. Price = $30, Quantity = 20
D. Price = $30, Quantity = 80
A. Price = $55, Quantity = 30
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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