Which of the following is the main reason for externalities?

A) The full cost of a transaction is not borne by the buyer/seller of the product.
B) Police enforcement of scalping is not uniformly enforced.
C) the lack of organized exchanges for all goods and services
D) The production of public goods uses up scarce resources.


A

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When General Dwight D. Eisenhower ran for the presidency for the first time, he said he would

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

1) If the coefficient of cross elasticity of demand is positive, the two products are complementary goods. 2) An income elasticity coefficient of -1.8 means the product is a normal good. 3) A cross elasticity of demand coefficient of +2.5 indicates that the two products are substitutes. 4) We would expect the coefficient of cross elasticity of demand for DVD players and DVDs to be positive.

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