An unregulated paper firm that pours waste into a waterway

A. is producing at a quantity where marginal social cost is greater than marginal social benefit..
B. is producing at a quantity where marginal social benefit is greater than marginal social cost.
C. is producing the social optimal quantity.
D. has taken social cost into account.


Answer: A

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