23. Government policy responses to negative externalities in a market are: a) hi

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23. Government policy responses to negative externalities in a market are: a) higher taxes and restrictive regulation. b) higher taxes and mandates to increase use of the product c) subsidies and mandates to increase use of the product d) subsidies and restrictive regulation. 24. Refer to the supply and demand graph to the right. In the graph, Sp is the supply curve based on the costs to the producer, and Ss is the demand G curve based on total or social costs The socially optimal quantity of F production and consumption of the good or service would bo: a) OA b) OB c) 0C d) OG 0 A B C 25. The distribution of wealth in the United States is: a) less equal than the distribution of income. b) more equal than the distribution of income. c) about the same as the distribution of income. d) depends on the measure of wealth and income used for comparison. 26. Supporters of a higher minimum wage could argue het this would not involve higher unemployment by referring to: a) a supply and demand model of the labor market. b) studies of fast food restaurants that show no change in employment with higher minimunm c) both the supply and demand model of the labor market and studies of fast food restaurants that d) the US. constitution. wages. show no change in employment with higher minimum wages. 27. The theory of human capital best explains the difference in earnings of a) men and women. b) blacks and whites. c) college graduates and high-school drop-outs. d) auto workers and garment workers. 28. The concept of diminishing marginal utility of income can support redistribution of income to make the distribution of income more equal. This concept says that: a) lower income individuals have less overall satisfaction than higher income individuals. b) higher income individuals have less overall satisfaction than lower income individuals. c) the additional satisfaction from having more income is less for low-income individuals than higher income individuals. d) the additional satisfaction from having more income is less for high-income individuals than lower income individuals.

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The correct answer is: A)

REason: In case of negative externalities, the social costs are greater than the private costs; production is greater than the socially optimal level of production. Thus to correct externalities, the government should impose higher taxes or adopt restrictive regulations.

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