SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

GENERAL ECONOMICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A new runway has opened up at the airport, and the flight path goes directly over your apartment. The noise of the airplanes is a
A
positive externality.
B
free-rider problem.
C
negative externality.
D
market failure.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Electricity is not a public good, it’s a private good.

Detailed explanation-2: -Positive externalities. a benefit obtained without compensation by third parties from the production or consumption of sellers or buyers. Example: A beekeeper benefits when a neighboring farmer plants clover. An external benefit or a spillover benefit. Cost benefit analysis.

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