Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.4

7.4 — practice question

A food processing firm releases waste water into the lake beside its factory. Which action would lessen the gap between the private cost and the social cost of the firm’s actions?

  • ALocal residents are given the right to buy the firm’s food at a discount.
  • BThe government subsidises the food processing firm.
  • CThe lake is bought by the food processing firm.
  • DThe waste water flows from the lake into the sea.

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