Refer to the diagram, representing Slippery Slope Oil Company. A $5 decrease in the user cost would
A) decrease the optimal quantity extracted in the present.
B) increase the optimal quantity extracted in the present.
C) not affect the optimal quantity extracted in the present.
D) reduce extraction costs in the present.
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A)increase
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