An environmental economic consulting firm is hired to measure the negative externalities associated with the pollution from an industry. The consultants calculate the marginal social cost of production to be MSC = 2Q+30 and the marginal private cost of production to be
+30.The market demand curve can be expressed as
The net social benefit at the market equilibrium (i.e.the equilibrium where production decisions do not take into account the externality) is:
A) $0.
B) $112.5
C) $150.
D) $225
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