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Private good
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any good or service that is rivalrous and exludable
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Nonexcludab;le
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when some people cannot be prevented, or excluded, from consuming a good or service
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Positive externalities
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governments may use public policy to encourage the production of goods to generate this
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Nonrivalrous
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when the consumption of a good or service by one person does not diminish the amount available to someone else
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Many of the goods that generate negative externalities are taxed by the government, such as:
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1. cigarettes
2. gasoline
3. alcohol
2. gasoline
3. alcohol
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Private demand
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the demand for a good or service that considers only the private benefits of its consumption
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Private marginal benefit
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the benefit to the consumer of an additional unit of a good or service
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a private company cannot provide____ goods, because it does not have the ability to force people to pay for a good or service by collecting____
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public, taxes
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Externality
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the benefit enjoyed by or cost imposed on a third party that is not directly involved in the production or consumption of a good or service
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Excludable
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if some people can be prevented or excluded from consuming a good or service
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Public goods are:
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nonrivalrous and nonexcludable
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Sometimes private markets can successfully provide:
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public
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Social marginal cost
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is the cost to society of producing an additional unit of a good or service
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the benefits of taxing a product with a negative externality include:
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1. additional tax revenues that can be used to help clean up the damage caused by the externality itself
2. a reduction in the damage to people outside the market
3. a reduction in the quantity traded in the market
2. a reduction in the damage to people outside the market
3. a reduction in the quantity traded in the market
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social demand is:
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the demand for a good or service that reflects both the private and external benefits of its consumption
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a negative externality is:
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the uncompensated cost of an activity that is imposed on a third party