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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/12 · May/June 2011 · Q131 Mark

The table shows some of the costs and benefits at a given level of production of a good. What is correct at this level of production?

AExternal benefits exceed external costs.
BPrivate benefits exceed external costs.
CPrivate costs exceed social benefits.
DSocial costs exceed social benefits.

✓ Correct answer

D: Social costs exceed social benefits.

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Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 13.

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