Business, 04.04.2020 13:04, nancy00

A rain barrel is a container that captures and stores rainwater for landscape and garden use during dry periods. As a result, rain barrels benefit the community through water conservation. If homeowners do not consider this external benefit of rain barrels, then a. the socially optimal quantity of rain barrels will be larger than the equilibrium quantity of rain barrels. b. the socially optimal quantity of rain barrels will be smaller than the equilibrium quantity of rain barrels. c. the socially optimal price of rain barrels will be lower than the equilibrium price of rain barrels. d. the market for rain barrels would benefit from a tax on rain barrels.

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