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Economics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2024 · Paper 31 · Question 6

9708Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits

An economic activity definitely creates a net social benefit when the value of social benefit minus

  1. Aprivate benefit is zero.
  2. Bprivate benefit is negative.
  3. Csocial cost is positive.
  4. Dsocial cost is negative.

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Correct answer: C. social cost is positive.

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