alleryStart learning →A tax equal to the externality shifts which curve upward?
AMarginal private cost
BAggregate supply
CMarginal social benefit
DMarginal revenue
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Marginal private cost
The tax adds the external amount to what the producer pays, lifting the marginal private cost curve.
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