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You are an industry analyst that specializes in an industry where the market inverse demand is P = 100 - 2Q. The external marginal cost of producing the product is MCExternal = 8Q, and the internal cost is MCInternal = 18Q.
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a. What is the socially efficient level of output?
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b. Which of the following are actions the government could take to induce firms in this industry to produce the socially efficient level of output.
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