alleryStart learning →With positive externalities, output of the good tends to be what?
AExactly optimal
BAbove the optimum
CBelow the optimum
DPerfectly stable
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Below the optimum
Producers are not rewarded for the extra benefits to others, so production falls under the optimum.
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